June 26, 2026 6 min read The Co-op Grid Hardening Playbook: Six Resilience Moves A Missouri co-op's six-move grid hardening playbook: the equipment a hardening cooperative buys, in order, as it takes on transmission ownership. co-op grid hardeningelectric cooperativegrid resilience Read Analysis DistroForge Research
May 2, 2026 7 min read MISO's Anti-PJM Auction: 141 GW Cleared, Prices Halved, and the Solar Surge That Did It MISO's 2026-27 Planning Resource Auction cleared at $116-126/MW-day annualized, roughly half last year's $212-217 range. Solar accreditation jumped 59% and 5.6 GW of new accredited capacity entered the market. The signal for distribution equipment buyers in the 15-state footprint is the opposite of PJM. MISOcapacity auctionsolar Read Analysis DistroForge Research
April 9, 2026 5 min read FERC Order 1000 Under Fire: Utilities Push to Dismantle Competitive Transmission Bidding Nine utilities filed a FERC complaint to suspend competitive bidding for transmission in MISO and SPP. The outcome could reshape how billions in grid infrastructure gets built. FERCOrder 1000competitive bidding Read Analysis DistroForge Research
April 6, 2026 5 min read MISO Data Center Power Demand Is Reshaping the Grid MISO data center power demand is driving $27B in new generation, 1,332 MW of battery storage, and urgent storm replacement. data centersMISObattery storage Read Analysis DistroForge Research