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March 1, 2019
DeAnn Walker, Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said during yesterday's open meeting that while she wishes to afford stakeholders an ample opportunity to review real-time co-optimization (RTC) of energy and ancillary services in ERCOT, she was not comfortable with a protracted process…
February 26, 2019
At the last ERCOT TAC meeting, stakeholders discussed ERCOT conducting a workshop so market participants can start developing a list of issues that need to be addressed for the proper integration of storage into the ERCOT system.
February 22, 2019
Staff of the Texas PUC has filed a proposed list of questions for stakeholder comment concerning policy issues related to the implementation of Real-Time Co-Optimization in the ERCOT wholesale electricity market.
February 14, 2019
NRG Texas Power, LLC (NRG) would pay $60,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.503(f)(2), concerning failure to adhere to Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §…
February 14, 2019
The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has approved filing the PJM reserve price formation proposal with FERC under Section 206 of the Federal Power Act.
February 12, 2019
ERCOT will hold a Real-time Co-optimization Workshop on March 6th
February 8, 2019
During yesterday's open meeting, Texas PUC Chairman DeAnn Walker directed that a project be opened to consider the Emergency Response Service (ERS) program and accommodating load resources which may be available day-to-day, but which may not meet the current ERS requirements
December 5, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Dec. 5 with an alert to our email subscribers
November 30, 2018
Ector County Energy Center LLC would pay $15,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols § 8.1.1.4.3(3)(a) and (b), relating to non-spinning reserve service energy…
September 21, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas sought Commission guidance on two issues: harmony in the scarcity pricing mechanism in day-ahead and real-time, and the use of the Houston Ship Channel Gas Price Index
August 20, 2018
Luminant Energy Company LLC would pay $1.1 million under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Protocols §§ 6.4.6(1) and 8.1.1.2.1.3(4).
August 10, 2018
After finalizing the questions at yesterday's open meeting, the Texas PUC issued questions for stakeholder comment in Project No. 48540, Review of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) in the ERCOT Market, and Project No. 48539, Review of the Inclusion of Marginal Losses in Security-Constrained Economic…
August 3, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed a process for the Commission to consider real-time co-optimization of energy and ancillary services in ERCOT ("RTC") and to consider including marginal losses in security-constrained economic dispatch
August 2, 2018
ERCOT has submitted as a sponsor Other Binding Document Revision Request (OBDRR) 007 for revisions to the Operating Reserve Demand Curve (ORDC) methodology to include Photo-Voltaic Generation Resources (PVGRs)
July 13, 2018
During yesterday's Texas PUC open meeting, Commissioners discussed a process to further consider two potential changes to the ERCOT market -- Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) of Energy and Ancillary Services (AS), and use of marginal losses.
July 2, 2018
Marginal Losses Report Filed As Well
ERCOT and the Independent Market Monitor have filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas separate reports on the benefits of Real-Time Co-optimization (RTC) of Energy and Ancillary Services (AS).
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
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…
December 13, 2017
Ask About Status Of LMP-G Compensation Recommended In Stakeholder Process
Staff of the Texas PUC issued a series of question for comment concerning barriers to participation by load resources in the ERCOT energy and ancillary service markets
August 21, 2017
EDF Energy Services, LLC (EDF) would pay $190,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Nodal Protocols §§ 6.5.7.6.2.3, related to NSRS telemetry, and 6.4.6, related to Resource Status Code.
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.
June 5, 2017
Utility Proposes To Install Battery That Would Provide Ancillary Services To PJM
As part of a proposed electric security plan for the period June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2024, Duke Energy Ohio is proposing to institute a nonbypassable rider PowerForward Rider (Rider PF) to recover incremental costs associated with any advanced grid installations or other innovations approved by PUCO…
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…
January 20, 2017
Costs To Be Allocated To Entities Which Deviate From Their Day-Ahead Market Schedules
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a NOPR is proposing to revise its regulations to require that each regional transmission organization (RTO) and independent system operator (ISO) that currently allocates the costs of real-time uplift due to deviations shall allocate such real-time uplift…
