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June 13, 2016
The Organization of MISO States (OMS) and MISO released the results of their annual resource adequacy survey, and the groups said that results indicate that the MISO region has adequate capacity for 2017 with potential shortages in 2018 and beyond.
June 13, 2016
"[T]he competitive electricity markets -- particularly the organized wholesale markets -- continue to underachieve," when it comes to addressing the changing electricity industry, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed…
June 8, 2016
The Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have issued a request for comment concerning Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT.
June 7, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should evaluate policies and programs that create incentives for loads to reduce consumption for reasons unrelated to real-time energy prices, including: (a) the need for and structure of Emergency Response Service (ERS) and (b) the allocation of transmission…
June 7, 2016
Apple, through Apple Energy LLC, applied at FERC for market-based rate authority to sell power at wholesale in the Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Northeast, Central, and Southwest Power Pool regions
June 6, 2016
ERCOT notified market participants that on June 2, 2016, it executed a Standard Form Reliability Must-Run Agreement with NRG Texas Power LLC.
May 31, 2016
ERCOT issues a final determination stating that NRG Texas Power LLC's Greens Bayou Unit 5 (GBY_GBY_5) is needed for Reliability Must-Run (RMR) Service.
May 26, 2016
Dynegy today announced plans to file legislation in the Illinois General Assembly which would move Ameren from the Midcontinent ISO to the PJM market, in order to provide more compensation to downstate generation capacity, such as Dynegy's power plants
May 25, 2016
Despite declines versus the near-record prices seen in the PJM 2018-19 Base Residual Auction, the 2019-20 Base Residual Auction will still burden load with capacity prices at or in excess of $100/MW-day
May 11, 2016
In yet another example of federal overreach, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on March 28, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators…
May 4, 2016
Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson filed a memo outlining options for moving Emergency Response Service into the ERCOT day-ahead market
May 3, 2016
ERCOT's latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows that reserve margins are expected to exceed 17 percent through 2025, and 15 percent through 2026
April 28, 2016
Granting complaints filed by EPSA, the Retail Energy Supply Association, and other parties, FERC in separate orders rescinded affiliate waivers previously granted to various FirstEnergy and AEP companies, and will evaluate PPAs between FirstEnergy's and AEP's Ohio utilities and their merchant…
April 22, 2016
FERC rejected a complaint filed by the PJM Independent Market Monitor which sought to impose a must-offer requirement, as applicable to PJM’s day-ahead energy market, on demand response with a capacity supply obligation
April 22, 2016
FERC dismissed a complaint from Viridity Energy, Inc. regarding the compensation provided to customers registering with one curtailment service provider (CSP) in PJM's capacity program, but who use a different CSP for energy and ancillary services (EL12-54).
April 18, 2016
The Midcontinent ISO saw the Zone 4 (Illinois) capacity price for the 2016-17 delivery year fall by half versus 2015-16, though the price is still well above the levels seen in prior auctions.
April 15, 2016
During yesterday's open meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Commissioner Kenneth Anderson again raised the issue of dramatically redesigning Emergency Response Service (ERS) in ERCOT
April 12, 2016
FERC has opened a review of the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets in the RTOs and ISOs
April 11, 2016
FERC, on voluntary remand, affirmed its prior decision to exempt renewable resources in ISO New England from buyer side mitigation in the forward capacity market, including the minimum offer price rule
April 6, 2016
The New York ISO summer 2016 strip capacity auction produced lower prices for Zone J (New York City) versus the spikes seen in the auctions for 2014 and 2015, though changes were more modest in other areas.
March 30, 2016
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: NRG Texas Power LLC – GBY_GBY_5 (Greens Bayou, Unit 5)
March 18, 2016
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Aspen Power LLC (RE) – LFBIO_UNIT1
March 15, 2016
ERCOT issued a final determination of RMR status for NRG Energy's Petra Nova Power I LLC, PNPI_GT2 unit, which had previously submitted Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO)
March 14, 2016
Market results under the current design of the ERCOT Operating Reserve Demand Curve (ORDC) are consistent with expectations in a market with surplus generation, and changes are not needed, retail electric providers and the ERCOT Independent Market Monitor said in separately filed comments at the…
March 2, 2016
Seasonal forecasts released by ERCOT anticipate the system will have sufficient generation available to meet projected peak demand requirements during the upcoming spring and summer seasons.
