MISO Taking Control of Entergy System to Extend Grid to Gulf
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Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. will provide power to communities from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico after it takes control of Entergy Corp.’s southern transmission system at midnight, creating the biggest electricity network in the U.S. in terms of area.
The Carmel, Indiana-based grid operator will expand its footprint from Manitoba and the U.S. Midwest to the Louisiana coast. The move will add 18,000 miles (29,000 kilometers) of transmission lines and about 40,000 megawatts of generating capacity in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and southeastern Texas.