September 25, 2019
The results from the ISO New England capacity auction for the 2022/2023 Capacity Commitment (FCA 13) have taken effect by operation of law, after FERC did not render a decision on ISO-NE's results filing
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September 13, 2019
FERC Commissioner Richard Glick will recuse himself for a longer period of time from any cases to which Avangrid and its affiliates are a party, which includes pending changes to the PJM capacity market under Docket No. EL18-178 et al.
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September 6, 2019
FERC Staff have requested that the Commission-jurisdictional RTOs provide responses to a series of questions related to distributed energy resource (DER) participation in the RTO markets, the aggregation of DERs, and interconnection issues.
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September 4, 2019
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development filed a report concerning its review of retail supplier actions relating to a FERC settlement concerning regional transmission enhancement plan (RTEP) costs in PJM that generally resulted in lower costs to LSEs in the…
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September 3, 2019
September 3 , 2019
FERC has extended until April 15, 2020 for ISO-NE to file a long-term fuel security mechanism.
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September 3, 2019
September 3 , 2019
In a compliance filing at FERC to reflect greater fast-start resource costs in LMP (thereby generally reducing uplift), PJM detailed several instances in which certain costs will be allocated to real-time load (uplift)
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August 30, 2019
The District of Columbia PSC invited stakeholder comments on proposed changes to an upcoming SOS procurement due to the indefinite delay of the 2022-2023 PJM Base Residual Auction for capacity pending further FERC order.
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August 29, 2019
FERC has granted rehearing of a prior order concerning the allocation of must-offer generation commitment costs in the California ISO, and in doing so, allocated the costs to a broader group of LSEs (which includes retail suppliers), rather than a single LSE.
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August 23, 2019
Texas PUC Had Opposed Petition As Threatening To Subject ERCOT To FERC Regulation
FERC has dismissed a petition for a declaratory order from Alternative Transmission Inc. (ATI), which had sought a finding that the non-wired transport of electricity is within FERC's jurisdiction under the FPA
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August 21, 2019
Vistra Energy and its subsidiaries today announced the four Illinois power plants that will retire in order to meet the requirements of the recently approved revisions to the Multi-Pollutant Standard (MPS) rule imposed by the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB).
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August 20, 2019
Today, Vistra Energy (VST) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ambit Energy for $475 million plus net working capital in an all-cash transaction.
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August 16, 2019
Several Wholesale Suppliers Supporting Having SOS Bids Set At $0/MW-day For Capacity, With Future Reimbursement By Pepco Once PJM Capacity Price Set
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC a report concerning a work group meeting that was convened to discuss how to address an upcoming SOS procurement that is scheduled to include, for residential and small commercial customers (RSC), a three-year contract, for approximately one-third of…
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August 7, 2019
Costs Will Be Allocated To Retail Suppliers, Load
Due to the lack of action by FERC, ISO New England's proposed Inventoried Energy Program has become effective by operation of law.
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July 31, 2019
One PUC Changes Default Service Product Due To Delay Another PSC Initiates Review Of Issue
FERC's previously reported decision directing PJM not to conduct the 2022-23 base residual auction for PJM's capacity market during August as PJM had planned is already impacting default service procurements
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July 26, 2019
Retail Supplier Had Warned Of Negative Impacts From Not Holding Auction In August, Inability To Forecast Future Capacity Prices In Retail Contracts
FERC has directed PJM to not run in August 2019 the Base Residual Auction (BRA) under its RPM capacity market for the 2022-2023 delivery year under its existing tariff
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July 23, 2019
Original Erroneous Data Had Resulted In Lower Bills For ConEd, Higher Bills For Some ESCOs
FERC granted a waiver sought by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to allow ConEd to correct metering data for April 2018 beyond the 130-day period prescribed in the tariff
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July 19, 2019
In a final rule changing various requirements for market-based rate applications and filings, FERC declined to adopt an initial proposal that MBR Sellers must obtain a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
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July 18, 2019
Capacity Price Had Jumped From $16 To $150, Prompting Public Citizen To Allege Withholding Glick Dissents, Faults "Conclusory Assurance" Under FERC's Order, Says Decision Not Adequately Supported
FERC's order states, "We deny Complainants’ allegations that Dynegy exercised market power in the 2015/16 Auction, causing an unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory Auction Clearing Price in Zone 4. MISO conducted the 2015/16 Auction in compliance with the MISO Tariff, including the Tariff…
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July 9, 2019
FERC Denies Argument Retail Supplier Customers With Early Termination Fees Are "Captive" For Purposes Of Merger Analysis
FERC has authorized the application of Vistra Energy Corp. to acquire Crius Energy Corporation.
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June 28, 2019
FERC has rejected tariff changes from PJM to update the rules and requirements for Price Responsive Demand (PRD) to conform to the rules and requirements for Capacity Performance Resources (PRD Update).
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June 25, 2019
MeterGenius, Inc. has applied for membership at PJM under the "Other Supplier" category
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June 20, 2019
FERC has denied a complaint filed against the New York ISO by Light Power & Gas of NY LLC (LPGNY)
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June 20, 2019
"Duty" To Report Ownership Info Means Info Does Not Qualify For FOIA Exemptions FERC Notes Ongoing Obligation Of Retail Suppliers With MBR Authority To Report Changes In Reported Ownership, Stakes
In addressing confidential protection sought by Ambit Northeast, LLC for its ownership information, FERC broadly held that, because the ownership of an applicant for electricity market-based rate (MBR) authority (which is generally needed for any retail supplier operating in a FERC-jurisdictional…
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June 6, 2019
Allows Broader Settlement Discussions Concerning All Disputed Issues Related To GreenHat FTR Liquidation Waivers
FERC has set for a paper hearing process a motion from PJM for clarification concerning FERC's prior order denying PJM's requested waivers relating to liquidation of the GreenHat Energy, LLC Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) portfolio, as FERC in its prior order denied waivers which would have…
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June 6, 2019
Great American Gas & Electric, LLC, a start-up retail energy supplier, has been formed and has submitted registration as an ESCO with the New York PSC
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