MISO

April 1, 2026

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Utilities Waited. SoftBank, Google, and the Army Didn't.

MISO flagged "fewer synchronous resources and more inverters" as an active stability concern in its February 2026 report.

March 30, 2026

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Texas Writes the Rules While Google Writes the Check

In Wisconsin, MISO reversed a $1.3 billion competitive transmission award from low-bidder Viridon to incumbent ATC, citing construction urgency driven by a $15 billion data center campus in Port Washington.

March 29, 2026

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West Texas Is Building Its Own Grid, One Hyperscale Campus at a Time

In Wisconsin, MISO reversed a transmission project award, pulling a $350 million bid from Blackstone-backed Viridon and handing it to incumbent ATC to serve Port Washington's $15 billion data center campus, prioritizing execution speed over lowest cost.

March 26, 2026

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When Drones Target Power Lines, the Perimeter Is Everywhere

In Wisconsin, MISO reversed a $350 million substation award from Blackstone-backed Viridon to incumbent American Transmission Company after a $15 billion data center campus created urgency, a decision that shifts cost allocation from multistate ratepayers to Wisconsin customers alone.

March 6, 2026

The company holds 4 GW of pre-permitted sites across ERCOT, SPP, PJM, and MISO, and says off-takers for green hydrogen simply wouldn't commit.

March 4, 2026

That's great for Texas. It's a crisis for PJM, MISO, and SPP, where market rules don't permit revenue stacking, stranding battery economics.