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May 24, 2018
ERCOT issued an initial and final determination that the Generation Resource City of Garland, Gibbons Creek Generating Station (GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1) is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability.
May 9, 2018
FERC denied proposed tariff filings from PJM to change the manner in which excess capacity is released in the incremental auction, a change which had been opposed by Direct Energy as increasing costs to LSEs.
May 1, 2018
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland, Gibbons Creek Generating Station – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1
April 30, 2018
ERCOT's May 2018 Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows reserve margins increasing gradually starting in 2020
April 20, 2018
As part of a final rule on price formation issues, FERC withdrew its proposal that would have required that each RTO/ISO that currently allocates the costs of real-time uplift to deviations should allocate such real-time uplift costs only to those market participants whose transactions are…
April 16, 2018
ERCOT issued market notices reporting that several currently mothballed generation units are returning to operational status
April 13, 2018
FERC has rejected the California ISO's proposed changes to its risk of retirement capacity procurement mechanism (CPM).
April 13, 2018
The Midcontinent ISO's capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year resulted in a clearing price of $10 per MW-day for all zones except Zone 1 (DPC, GRE, MDU, MP, NSP, OTP, SMP)
April 13, 2018
Notes "Intense Public Scrutiny" Surrounding Such Issues
In a letter to stakeholders, PJM said that its Board is requesting that stakeholders develop certain changes to reserves procurement and pricing such that they may be implemented for 2018/19
April 2, 2018
ERCOT in a market notice reported that on March 30, 2018, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource: Barney M Davis Unit 1 – B_DAVIS_B_DAVIG1
March 19, 2018
FERC has set a date (April 24) and has issued questions for stakeholder comment in advance of a previously announced technical conference to explore issues raised in two complaints against PJM's transition to a 100% "capacity performance" product in its capacity market, and the methodology by which…
March 8, 2018
The Texas PUC today directed ERCOT to remove Reliability Unit Commitment (RUC) capacity from the online reserves used to calculate the Operating Reserve Demand Curve (ORDC) price adder for this summer
March 1, 2018
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting record-breaking peak usage this summer driven by the strong Texas economy.
February 27, 2018
12% Of Capacity Still Underwent Forced Outage
In a report on grid performance during a recent cold snap in January 2018, PJM said that there was an 11-fold increase in uplift charges during the cold snap period (Dec. 28, 2017 to Jan. 7, 2018).
February 26, 2018
FERC has directed Commission staff to convene a technical conference to explore issues raised in two complaints against PJM's transition to a 100% "capacity performance" product in its capacity market and the methodology by which load-serving entities’ peak-shaving actions are reflected in capacity…
February 21, 2018
FERC has accepted tariff changes filed by PJM to reduce the number of bidding points at which virtual transactions may be submitted by market participants
February 19, 2018
FERC denied, without prejudice, proposed tariff revisions from Virginia Electric and Power Co., d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia to change the calculation of Network Service Peak Load for transmission customers in the Dominion Zone.
February 15, 2018
This story was first published on February 15, with an alert to our email alert subscribers
February 9, 2018
Staff Address ORDC Changes, LOLP Changes, Extended LMP
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a memo proposing certain action by the Commission in a project assessing price formation issues in ERCOT.
January 26, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an updated estimate of installed generation capacity in ERCOT.
January 16, 2018
A new methodology for assigning charges for network service and other charges under the PJM Tariff filed by Dominion Energy Virginia at FERC would, "limit[] the ability of load-serving entities ('LSEs') and retail customers to reduce costs by managing their load, thereby promoting inefficiency and…
January 15, 2018
FERC rejected, without prejudice, a filing from PJM to allocate uplift to Up-to-Congestion transactions (UTCs)
January 12, 2018
During yesterday's Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting, PUCT Chairman DeAnn Walker raised concern with FERC's new grid resiliency NOPR and its broad language.
January 12, 2018
"Think We'll Be Fine," Walker Says; Marquez Says Opportunity For Energy-only Market's "Finest Hour"
During a discussion during yesterday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioners chastised certain parties for "scare tactics" regarding the projected 2018 summer reserve margin (9.3%) from the latest ERCOT CDR report
January 9, 2018
FERC rejected a request from the U.S. Department of Energy to adopt a cost-of-service rate to provide non-market compensation to resources in RTOs for the, "reliability, resiliency, and on-site fuel assurance," provided by such resources, but FERC ordered further investigation of grid resiliency…
