Pulling the Transmission Trigger: Evaluating MISO Transmission Ownership for Municipal Agencies and G&Ts (white paper)

Some public power utilities have not yet decided whether it makes economic sense to join the Midwest ISO (MISO) as a Transmission Owner. In most cases, these municipal agencies and generation and transmission cooperatives are already a Market Participant in the Day 2 energy market, but they have not yet turned over functional control of their transmission assets to MISO and become a Transmission Owner. Expiring grandfathered agreements and a desire to maximize full recovery of future transmission investments are now triggering municipal agencies and generation and transmission cooperatives to consider becoming a transmission owner in MISO. Evaluating whether to become a MISO Transmission Owner is a major strategic decision dealing with multifaceted issues requiring complex analysis. Deciding whether and when to pull the MISO transmission trigger can result in saving hundreds of thousands or potentially millions of dollars.

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