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Dive Summary:
- The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) reported it would have a 28.1% energy reserve margin, doubling the grid's requirement of 14.2%
- Summer demand across MISO's 11-state region will peak at 91,532 megawatts (MW). MISO has 117,267 MW of resources available to meet that peak.
- The majority of the generating capacity will come from coal-fired plants with more than 61,000 MW, then natural gas with more than 32,000 MW, and nuclear with about 7,300 MW. Wind power will provide 1,600 MW of power.
From the article:
"MISO represents several mega utilities including Duke Energy Corp, Xcel Energy Inc, Ameren Corp , Berkshire Hathaway Inc's MidAmerican Energy, DTE Energy Co. and CMS Energy Corp."