Active or Developing Regional or Independent Transmission Organizations

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Active or Developing Regional or Independent
Transmission Organizations
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Midwest ISO Overview
Midwest ISO (MISO) is a FERC-approved regional
transmission organization, the independent,
non-profit grid
monitor for the transmission of high-voltage
electricity

MDU is a transmission owning utility member of
the Midwest ISO
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Midwest ISO and Montana

• MDU is a transmission owning member
• Basin and WAPA receive reliability services from
  Midwest ISO
• PSC is very active at MISO and in the new
  Organization of Midwest ISO States (OMS)
• Energy market training by MISO scheduled for
  March 4 in Glendive

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• Operational since December 15, 2001
• 35 Control Areas including WAPA and Basin
• Two Centers
• Carmel, IN
• St. Paul, MN
• Regional Reliability Coordinator
• Website midwestiso.org

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• Determine available transmission capacity

• Schedule wholesale transmission service at
  non-pancaked rates under a single FERC-approved
  tariff

• Regional transmission planning

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Organization of MISO States
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Organization of MISO StatesCommittees Montana
Representatives

• Transmission Planning and Siting (Art Compton
  Jeff Blend, DEQ)
• Congestion Management and FTR Allocation (Greg
  Jergeson, PSC)
• Resource Adequacy and Capacity Markets (Jay
  Stovall, PSC)

• Market Monitoring and Market Mitigation (Marla
  Larson, PSC Larry Nordell, MCC)
• Market Rules and Implementation Timelines (Kate
  Whitney, PSC)
• Seams Issues (no Montanan)
• Pricing (Marla Larson, PSC)