Dive Summary:
- Entergy Corp., which operates electric utilities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas, has taken steps to join the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO).
- MISO, an Indiana-based group that spans more than a dozen states and one Canadian province, would take control of Entergy’s power transmission system, which includes 15,700 miles of high-voltage transmission lines.
- Utility regulators in Arkansas and Texas both approved the plan last week, while the Louisiana Public Service Commission signed off on it in May and Mississippi regulators are expected to follow suit in mid-November.
From the article:
Entergy Corp. has moved a step closer to turning over control of its power transmission system to a regional grid operator. It’s a plan the New Orleans utility hopes to have in place by the end of 2013.
Entergy, which operates electric utilities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas, wants to join the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, an Indiana-based group that spans more than a dozen states and one Canadian province. ...
