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September 28, 2017
ERCOT said in a market notice that it received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: BARNEY M DAVIS UNIT 1 (RE) - B_DAVIS_B_DAVIG1
August 21, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas will conduct a workshop on October 13, 2017 in Project No. 47199, Project to Assess Price-Formation Rules in ERCOT's Energy-Only Market.
August 18, 2017
ERCOT issued an initial and final determination that the generation resource City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability.
August 18, 2017
Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday agreed to hold a second workshop, to be held in October, concerning its project examining potential enhancements to improve the efficiency of the ERCOT energy-only market, including price formation issues
August 11, 2017
As the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a workshop on potential enhancements to improve the efficiency of the ERCOT energy-only market, Commissioner Kenneth Anderson emphasized that the market is not "broken" and has performed well
August 1, 2017
While the Michigan PSC said there will be enough electricity available to meet customer needs throughout Michigan in the next five years, the PSC said that it, "remains concerned," that load serving entities in the Lower Peninsula do not have adequate capacity to meet the planning reserve…
July 27, 2017
ERCOT received an updated Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 (at Gibbons Creek Generating Station)
July 21, 2017
ERCOT issued a final determination that the generation resource Union Carbide Corp (RE) – UCC_COGN_UCC_C1 is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability
July 20, 2017
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 (at Gibbons Creek Generating Station)
July 17, 2017
ERCOT filed a report on the potential implementation of the co-optimization of energy and operating reserves in the real-time market (RTC) in which ERCOT indicated that changes to the Value of Lost Load (VOLL) and System-wide Offer Cap (SWOC) would need to be considered
July 13, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), announced two hearings as part of the committee’s new Powering America series.
July 7, 2017
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Exelon Generation Company LLC have entered into a voluntary mitigation plan (VMP) concerning the offering practices that Exelon may use when offering certain of its generation resources into the ERCOT market
July 5, 2017
ERCOT received an updated Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Union Carbide Corp (RE) – UCC_COGN_UCC_C1
June 29, 2017
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that it received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Union Carbide Corp (RE) – UCC_COGN_UCC_C1
June 22, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will conduct a workshop regarding Project No. 47199, Project to Assess Price-Formation Rules in ERCOT's Energy-Only Market, on Thursday, August 10, 2017
June 16, 2017
Seeks Solutions To Address Allocation to LSEs, Shopping Issues
The Michigan PSC has adopted a locational requirement as part of the mandatory capacity obligations required under statute, but said that the allocation to LSEs and related issues will be addressed after further proceedings
June 8, 2017
Commission, "Not In a Hurry", "There's No Fire"
The Public Utility Commission of Texas's review of the efficiency of the energy-only market and potential improvements (including in the area of price formation) will be, "very deliberative," and, "thoughtful," Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez said during yesterday's open meeting, as Marquez said…
June 1, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed for Commissioners' consideration proposed questions to be issued for comment in the PUC's project to consider energy-only market efficiency and improvements
May 25, 2017
On May 1, 2017 ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources: South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (RE) – PEARSALL_PEARS_1, PEARSALL_PEARS_2, PEARSALL_PEARS_3 (Pearsall Units 1, 2, and 3)
May 24, 2017
PJM's base residual auction for the 2020-21 delivery year, the first auction which exclusively procured 100% capacity performance resources, saw capacity prices jump in EMAAC, with rest-of-RTO prices down versus the year-ago auction
May 19, 2017
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will open a project to consider recommendations for improvements in the ERCOT energy-only market design, prompted by a paper filed by Calpine and NRG Energy
May 12, 2017
The Michigan PSC denied a request from Consumers Energy which had sought to compel the disclosure of retail electric suppliers' confidential resource adequacy compliance showings filed with the PSC
May 5, 2017
Asked by an analyst during an earnings call this morning when Dynegy should stop waiting for, in the analyst's words, "the MISO magical regulatory fix," and instead accelerate a rationalization of Dynegy's generating assets in Midcontinent ISO Zone 4, Dynegy CEO Robert Flexon answered, "I certainly…
May 3, 2017
ERCOT Expects Sufficient Generation For Summer 2017
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report indicates sufficient reserve margins through 2024
April 14, 2017
With Texas PUC Commissioners agreeing with an ERCOT assessment to not move forward with implementation of a Multi-Interval Real-Time Market at this time, due to costs exceeding benefits (see story here) , Commissioner Kenneth Anderson said that ERCOT should move forward with co-optimization of the…
