Stakeholder Soapbox: Electric Market Offer Caps are a Vital Consumer Protection
Efforts by RTOs to increase their offer caps are overly reactionary to one winter season experience and do not indicate that a change in policy is warranted at this time, says Con Ed. The post...
View ArticleFERC Sides with SPP Monitor; Rejects Mitigated Offer Changes
FERC sided with SPP's Market Monitoring Unit in a long-running dispute with generators over what costs can be included in mitigated offers. The post FERC Sides with SPP Monitor; Rejects Mitigated Offer...
View ArticlePJM MRC and Members Committee Preview
Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC and MC on 10/01/15. Each item is listed, followed by a summary of the issue. The post PJM MRC and Members Committee Preview appeared first...
View ArticleMISO Monitor: Extended LMP Changes Minimal Thus Far
The Markets Committee met at Potomac Economics headquarters to review the Monitor’s quarterly report. The post MISO Monitor: Extended LMP Changes Minimal Thus Far appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleNew England Generators: State Interventions Risk Market Development
New England politicians' urge to “do something” to combat high winter power prices risks undermining ISO-NE’s power market just as it has begun adding new generation, the head of NEPGA said. The post...
View ArticleIntegrated System to Join SPP Market Oct. 1
SPP will expand to 14 states with the addition of the Integrated System, but Lubbock Power & Light said it will join ERCOT. The post Integrated System to Join SPP Market Oct. 1 appeared first on...
View ArticleConsensus Near on PJM Energy Market Offer Cap?
Authors of competing proposals to change PJM's $1,000/MWh offer cap agreed to back one plan for consideration by the MRC Thursday. The post Consensus Near on PJM Energy Market Offer Cap? appeared first...
View ArticlePJM Members OK $2,000/MWh Energy Market Offer Cap
PJM members voted overwhelmingly Thursday to raise the energy offer cap to $2,000/MWh The post PJM Members OK $2,000/MWh Energy Market Offer Cap appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleMISO Considering Raising Energy Offer Cap
MISO said it may increase its energy market offer cap to $1,500/MWh this winter in response to expected FERC action. The post MISO Considering Raising Energy Offer Cap appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleLate Changes to House Energy Bill Leave Democrats Miffed
A key House committee approved comprehensive energy legislation, but amendments have eroded bipartisan support. The post Late Changes to House Energy Bill Leave Democrats Miffed appeared first on RTO...
View ArticlePJM Market Implementation Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the Market Implementation Committee on Oct. 7, 2015. The post PJM Market Implementation Committee Briefs appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleEntergy Closing Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station by 2019
Entergy announced Tuesday it will close its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass., no later than June 1, 2019, marking the company’s exit from the New England market. The post Entergy...
View ArticleUPDATED: FERC Jurisdiction over Demand Response in Peril as Supreme Court Splits
The Supreme Court’s liberal wing indicated support Wednesday for FERC’s jurisdiction over demand response, but the commission faced harsh questions from conservative Antonin Scalia and swing vote...
View ArticleFERC Rejects Rehearing Requests on IS
FERC denied multiple requests for clarification of its 2014 order that approved the Integrated System’s SPP membership. The post FERC Rejects Rehearing Requests on IS appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleFERC Rejects Refund on PJM Polar Vortex Charges
FERC denied Champion Energy Marketing’s request for a $3.1 million refund in PJM uplift charges related to the polar vortex of January 2014. The post FERC Rejects Refund on PJM Polar Vortex Charges...
View ArticleFERC won’t Rehear PJM MOPR Ruling
FERC declined to rehear a 2013 order approving PJM's revisions to a rule designed to mitigate buyer-side market power in the capacity market. The post FERC won’t Rehear PJM MOPR Ruling appeared first...
View ArticleNew York Sees Winter Prices Moderating
New York's winter electricity prices are expected to average about 9% lower than last year’s, PSC staff said. The post New York Sees Winter Prices Moderating appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleGinna Lifeline to End in 2017; Profitable Operation Afterwards ‘Unlikely’
The R.E. Ginna nuclear plant and Rochester Gas & Electric have reached an agreement to provide a financial lifeline for the plant through March 2017, 18 months earlier than originally proposed. The...
View ArticleNYPSC Denies Disclosure of Bidding Information
The NY PSC for the second time rejected a New York assemblyman’s attempt to force the disclosure of bidding information from the state’s generators. The post NYPSC Denies Disclosure of Bidding...
View ArticleEntergy Closing FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in New York
Entergy said Monday it will close the 838-MW James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant by early 2017 due to declining revenues and high operational costs. The post Entergy Closing FitzPatrick Nuclear...
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