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Abbreviation | MISO |
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Type | Nonprofit organization |
Legal status | 501(c)(4)[1] |
Headquarters | Carmel, Indiana, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°58′00″N 86°08′37″W / 39.966715°N 86.143745°W |
Services | Independent System Operator; Regional Transmission Organization |
John R. Bear[2] | |
Todd Raba[3] | |
Revenue (2018) | $400,001,689[1] |
Expenses (2018) | $400,001,689[1] |
Employees (2018) | 1,096[1] |
Website | www |
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., formerly named Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO)[4] is an Independent System Operator (ISO) and Regional Transmission Organization (RTO). It provides open-access transmission service and monitors the high-voltage transmission system in the Midwestern United States, in Manitoba, Canada, and in a southern U.S. region that includes much of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. MISO also operates one of the world's largest real-time energy markets.[5][6] The 15 states covered by MISO are: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.[7]