Revisions to MISO Capacity Market Rules Could Lower Illinois Electricity Prices

Key Takeaways: The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) will no longer calculate the reference level for its annual capacity auctions based on opportunity costs of selling capacity into the PJM Interconnection region The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed revisions to MISO rules to reflect the counter-flows created by capacity exports to neighboring regions,…...