Who can submit an issue to MISO?
MISO Board, Officers, Management or Staff, Independent Market Monitor, Stakeholder Entities, Individual Stakeholders
What constitutes an issue?
An issue is to a topic of dispute/debate or suggestion for enhancement/improvement that is significant enough as to necessitate examination through an open forum that may warrant change to a MISO business area.
All issues should meet at least two of the criteria listed below:
Requires creation of a new or modified Tariff or BPM language
Is driven by policy requirements
Changes in business functions or processes
Affects participation in MISO Markets
Has a critical deadline
Involves a NERC Standard
Requires significant budget or human resources
Strategic alignment with Reliability Imperative
Affects long term reliability
Requires FERC action or is required by FERC Order/mandate
Note: This does not include data access. Please refer to following knowledge article on how to Request Access to Restricted Content.
Where do I submit a submission?
Issues are submitted to Stakeholder Relations through the MISO public website.
Is there a deadline for issue submission?
No, there is not a deadline for submission. An issue may be submitted at any time, however, the queue for Steering Committee review starts 45 days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
What is the process once an issue is submitted?
1) Issue submitted.
2) MISO meets internally to determine Main Parent Entity assignment.
- If multiple entities are affected, Issue Submission is brought to Steering Committee for Main Parent Entity assignment.
3) Upon Issue Submission assignment:
- Issue placed on MISO Dashboard
- Issue placed on Main Parent Entity Agenda
- Issue presented to Main Parent Entity
- After presentation, issue may be accepted, denied, or assigned to a subgroup
4) MISO provides response to Issue Submission at future entity meeting.
5) Issue Status to be noted on MISO Dashboard.
6) Issues and status changes will be reported to Steering Committee.