In a decision being heralded as a clean energy infrastructure milestone, federal appeals court rejected challenges brought by Illinois and Michigan to a Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) scheme to share the cost of high-voltage transmission upgrades across several states (Illinois Commerce Commission v. FERC, 7th Cir., No. 11-3421, 6/7/13). In a June 7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a 2011 plan by MISO to allocate costs to 12 Midwestern states for high-voltage transmission lines, also known as "multi-value projects."
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