MISO

Promotions and leadership changes span industries in Arkansas, from accounting and banking to healthcare and utilities. read more >

The Texas-based energy firm said it has a virtual power purchase agreement in place for a big-name technology company. read more >

“The goal of the event is to hire students to work in the power industry here in Little Rock,” said MISO’s Brandon Morris. read more >

Midcontinent Independent System Operator is a critical player in the energy sector, responsible for ensuring the reliable delivery of low-cost energy to 45 million people. read more >

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Inc., the statewide cooperative association, reported that line crews at all co-ops are on alert and ready to respond to any power outages. read more >

The CEO of the electric co-op is sounding the alarm about accountability and reliability in the regional electricity supply. read more >

Last year’s gas and grid shortcomings echoed this month: Instruments froze, output plunged, and burn-offs spewed greenhouse gases into the sky. read more >

Darryl Brown, the executive director of external affairs for the South Region of Midcontinent Independent System Operator, explains one of the most important lessons learned from Texas' deep freeze. read more >

Two regional power transmission organizations with a significant presence in Little Rock will partner in a yearlong study of how to increase efficiency and decrease costs in areas where their boundaries interconnect. read more >

Construction could start late this year on the billion-dollar Sun Bio Material pulp mill near Gum Springs. But the building process for the sprawling Clark County complex is expected to begin in earnest early next year. read more >

MISO of Carmel, Indiana, announced Monday that Lamar Davis, former commissioner of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, has been named executive director of government and regulatory affairs for its south region. read more >

Southwest Power Pool announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with MISO to ensure compensation for use of the SPP system. read more >

The Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator shifted operations at midnight Monday. read more >

Another two-year deal going on concurrent with the MISO transition was Entergy Corp.’s attempt to sell its transmission lines to ITC Holdings Inc. of Novi, Mich. read more >

On Thursday, Entergy Arkansas Inc. will celebrate its 100th birthday by switching on hundreds of LED lights adorning three of the bridges crossing the Arkansas River in Little Rock. Just a few hours earlier, the company will add to its history by completing a two-year, $36.2 million transition into a regional transmission operator. It will also exit its system agreement, otherwise known as the glue holding all of the Entergy operating companies together. read more >

The new transmission markets being implemented at Arkansas’ electric utilities have been called “two-day” markets, “day-ahead” markets, “integrated” markets and other terms. read more >

By mid-2014, both Southwest Power Pool and MISO will have upgraded Arkansas’ electrical transmission systems with “second-day” transmission markets. The process is expected to cost huge amounts of capital and man-hours. read more >

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the $1.78 billion sale of Entergy Corp.'s interstate transmission system to ITC Holdings Corp. of Novi, Mich. The transaction will transfer ownership of all 15,800 miles of Entergy's transmission lines in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to ITC. read more >