Midcontinent ISO

Consortium

Midcontinent ISO manages the wholesale electricity market for 15 US states and one Canadian province.

Sector: grid-operators-utilities
HQ: MN, US
Stories: 32 on MGRID.org

Stories about Midcontinent ISO (32)

FERC Orders All Six Grid Operators

June 18, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

3 sources FERC issued Section 206 show-cause orders to all six U.S. grid operators on June 18, 2026, giving each 60 days to justify or rewrite tariffs governing how data…
DC Blox Proposes $2 Billion 78 MW Data Center Campus

May 22, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources DC Blox proposes a $2 billion, 78 MW, three-building data center campus on 150 acres in Warren Township, Indiana, facing resident opposition.
Delta Electronics and DTE Energy Bring Detroit 425 kW Solar

May 18, 2026 · Microgrids

4 sources Delta Electronics Americas commissioned a 425 kW solar plus 2.8 MWh BESS microgrid at its Detroit, MI facility with DTE Energy, supplying onsite renewable power.
PG&E Residential Rates Could Drop 4.5%

May 7, 2026 · Analysis

4 sources An E3 study found managed off-peak truck charging could cut PG&E residential rates 4.4 to 4.5 percent by 2035, saving typical 600 kWh/month customers $15 to $20 per…
IRENA Report Puts Firm Solar-Plus-Storage at $54-74 per MWh

May 6, 2026 · Analysis

4 sources IRENA's 24/7 Renewables report (May 6, 2026) puts firm solar-plus-storage at $54-74 per MWh versus $60-95 per MWh for new combined-cycle gas, introducing a standardized firm-LCOE methodology that…
DOE Renews 202(c) Order Keeping JH Campbell and Schahfer Coal

April 22, 2026 · Emergency & Local Government

3 sources The US Department of Energy is using emergency orders to keep coal plants running past retirement, citing grid reliability concerns from MISO data, but facing legal challenges over…
Trump’s Defense Act: Rebuilding Transformer, Grid Supply Chain

April 20, 2026 · Policy & Markets

3 sources President Trump signed a Defense Production Act Section 303 determination on April 20, 2026, directing DOE to address transformer and grid equipment shortfalls covering high-voltage components, advanced conductors,…
Google Secures 1 GW Demand Response From 5 U.S. Utilities

March 20, 2026 · Grid Services & Demand Response

4 sources Google reached 1 GW of data center demand response capacity through contracts with five U.S. utilities, allowing the hyperscaler to shift machine learning workloads during peak grid stress…
FERC: US Data Centers Hit 50 GW as MISO Grows 43% Per Year

March 19, 2026 · Analysis

3 sources US data center capacity reached 50 GW by end of 2025 with 24% compound annual growth since 2020, according to FERC 2025 State of the Markets report. MISO…
Idemitsu Renewables Commissions 60 MW Solar and 152 MWh Battery

March 17, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources Idemitsu Renewables commissioned the Azalea Solar and Storage Project in Kern County, California on December 31, 2025 — a 60 MW solar and 38 MW / 152 MWh…