Dive Summary:

• New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. wants to join a regional  transmission group called MISO.
• The Arkansas Public Service Commission wants assurances that MISO will preserve current regulatory powers in the state before Entergy is allowed to join.
• Entergy owns utilities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

From the article:

Arkansas regulators want guarantees that their authority will be preserved if Entergy Corp.'s utilities join a regional transmission group, raising questions about whether the deal will go through.

That could complicate Entergy's plan to spin off its long-distance transmission lines to ITC Holdings Corp. Joining a regional transmission organization is required for the spin-off. ...