MISO has 5.9 GW of generation capacity being built with 2020 in-service dates

Author Mark Watson

Houston — Almost 5.9 GW of generation is under construction in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator footprint with negotiated in-service dates before the end of 2020, a report generated July 6 shows, and that excludes 489 MW of gas-fired generation that Entergy plans to bring online in 2020.

The MISO Generation Interconnection Queue status report only includes one natural gas project, the 705-MW project under construction to connect to Northern Indiana Public Service in St. Joseph County, Indiana, which remains under construction despite having a …

ERCOT OKs about 570 MW of generation for commercial operation in June

Author: Mark Watson

Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas in June approved about 570 MW of generation for commercial operation, mostly solar, and another 659.5 MW of renewables neared commercial operation in the state, a new report shows.

ERCOT’s latest Generation Interconnection Status Report, released late Monday, also showed more than 980 MW of generation projects had been deemed inactive in June because they had failed to meet …