[USA] FERC approves MISO cost allocation framework for transmission projects

As of August 14, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a cost allocation framework for transmission projects from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) built in the PJM Interconnection’s footprint. [1] Under the framework, Exelon’s Commonwealth Edison will build one group of projects worth almost $904 million, and Duke Ohio is set to build $5.3 million in projects. FERC rejected calls for requiring the projects to undergo competitive solicitations. FERC commissioners Judy Chang and David Rosner stated that MISO’s proposal emphasizes the importance of interregional transmission, citing how in certain cases, the most cost-effective solutions for one region’s system needs could include transmission upgrades in another region’s footprint.

[1] https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?_sp=92451edb-066e-47f9-8b61-5b5595943270.1787166046822&accession_number=20260814-3087&optimized=false&sid=c424e4b1-1936-4c05-8ebc-cdfe849a7b94