Dive Summary:
- Wind power output in the Midwest passed the 10,000 megawatt (MW) mark for the first time on Nov. 23, Reuters reports.
- The spike represents more than 25% of the region's generation being used at the time, according to the story.
- The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) currently manages more than 11,000 MW of wind generation and intends to increase that by about 7,000 MW with projects that are under construction.
From the article:
"... MISO serves 11 U.S. Midwest states and the province of Manitoba in Canada.
The biggest power companies in MISO include units of Duke Energy Corp, Xcel Energy Inc, Ameren Corp , Berkshire Hathaway Inc's MidAmerican Energy, DTE Energy Co and CMS Energy Corp. ..."
