May 18, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of June 2016
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May 16, 2016
AEP Ohio Proposes Default Service Procurement Design Through 2024, Seeks Placeholder Rider for New Utility-Owned Generation
AEP Ohio has sought to extend its electric security plan through May 31, 2024, and would continue to rely on descending-clock auctions procuring a portfolio of 12, 24, and 36-month load following contracts to serve Standard Service Offer customers
May 3, 2016
New ERCOT CDR Shows Reserve Margins Exceeding 17% Through 2025
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
May 3, 2016
FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs Seek To Maintain Nonbypassable Rate Stability Rider By Removing Association With PPA (Salvaging ESP Preserves Retail Market Enhancements)
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Ohio to modify their recently adopted Retail Rate Stability Rider (RRS) such that the rider is no longer based on PPAs between the utilities and affiliate FirstEnergy Solutions
April 29, 2016
AEP To Seek Re-regulation in Ohio Due to FERC PPA Decision (Potential Transfer of Existing Generation to AEP Ohio); FirstEnergy Also Seeking "Legislative" Solutions
AEP will seek re-regulation of the Ohio market thanks to FERC's decision -- prompted by so-called merchant generators -- to review PUCO-approved PPAs between AEP Ohio and affiliated non-regulated generation under the Edgar standard.
April 27, 2016
New Michigan Bill Would Impose Nonbypassable Charge on New Choice Customers; Require 12-Year Showing Of Resource Adequacy By Retail Suppliers (Sponsor Justifies Based On Price Spike in MISO Capacity Auction)
A new draft of Michigan SB437 was unveiled yesterday addressing retail choice, sponsored by Mike Nofs, Chair of the Energy and Technology Committee
April 22, 2016
FERC Rejects Must Offer Requirement For Demand Response Capacity Suppliers in PJM
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 Dismisses Complaint Concerning Limits on Use of Two Curtailment Service Providers By Same Customer in PJM
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 20, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of May 2016
April 18, 2016
Though Halved, Capacity Price for Ameren Illinois Territory Still Sharply Higher Than Historic Levels
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
Latest Draft Michigan Legislation Could Splinter Opposition To Choice Rollback By Catering to Current Choice Customers With Lure of Limited Expansion, Maintaining Current Queue
Speaking at the National Energy Marketers Association's 19th Annual National Restructuring Conference, John Quackenbush, whose term as Chair of Michigan PSC recently ended, told attendees that the latest legislative drafts being circulated addressing a rollback of choice could allow existing choice…
April 12, 2016
FERC Reviewing Barriers To Storage's Participation in RTO Markets
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 Affirms Exemption From Capacity Market Minimum Offer Price For Renewables
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
New York City (Zone J) Capacity Prices Decrease 30%
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 28, 2016
N.Y. Utility: Retail Market Reset Order Ignored Administrative Burden on Utilities From En Masse Return Of Customers To Default Service, Seeks Rehearing
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation sought rehearing on the New York PSC's order requiring a "full stop" to the retail market, stating that the order ignored administrative burdens which may be placed on utilities from a likely return of mass market customers to default service en masse, and…
March 17, 2016
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of April 2016
March 2, 2016
FERC Finds Part of PJM Capacity Market Mitigation Measures Unreasonable; IMM Had Warned Tariff Allowed Excessive Compensation
FERC has found part of the market mitigation measures for PJM's capacity market to be unjust and unreasonable since the tariff allows the cost-based energy offer cap to be used as the sole measure of short-run marginal cost in calculating capacity market offer caps.
February 25, 2016
Dynegy To Enter ERCOT Market Via JV Acquisition of Power Plants From Parent of Retail Supplier
Dynegy Inc. and Energy Capital Partners, through a newly formed joint venture, have signed a definitive agreement to acquire the United States fossil portfolio of Engie (f/k/a GDF Suez), consisting of 8,731 megawatts of generation capacity located in ERCOT, PJM, and ISO-New England.
February 18, 2016
Texas Staff Updates Estimate of ERCOT Capacity Used for Small Fish Swim Free Rule
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an updated estimate of installed generation capacity in ERCOT.
February 15, 2016
Over Retail Supplier's Objection, FERC Allows PJM To Sell-Back Excess Capacity For Pennies On The Dollar, To Detriment Of Load
FERC accepted a filing to allow PJM to sell excess capacity in the third incremental auction for the 2016/2017 Delivery Year, which retail suppliers and load had said is contrary to the tariff and would result in a flooding on the incremental auction, depressing prices received by load for such…
February 12, 2016
2019/20 Capacity Prices in New England Fall
ISO New England's 2019/20 Forward Capacity Auction resulted in a clearing price of $7.03/kW-month for the Rest of Pool and Southeastern New England zones.
February 12, 2016
New Jersey Default Service Rates Fall, Bills To Be Higher on Capacity Costs
New Jersey's Basic Generation Service auction generally produced lower energy prices for three-year contracts to serve one-third of Fixed Price (under 500 kW) customers for the period starting June 1, 2016, with the exception of Public Service Electric & Gas, but higher capacity performance costs…
February 8, 2016
Lower Unit Margins Weigh Earnings at WGL Holdings Retail Marketing Segment
WGL Holdings, Inc.'s retail energy marketing reported adjusted EBIT of $5.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, versus adjusted EBIT of $9.0 million for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year
January 28, 2016
Generators, RESA Ask FERC To Rescind Prior Waivers Granted to FirstEnergy, AEP Units Regarding Affiliate Sales, Seek FERC Review of Proposed Ohio PPAs
In separately filed complaints, the Electric Power Supply Association, Dynegy, Eastern Generation, LLC, several NRG Companies, and the Retail Energy Supply Association petitioned FERC to withdraw waivers previously granted to market-based rate subsidiaries of AEP and FirstEnergy concerning affiliate…
January 6, 2016
Direct Energy: Customers Getting Bad Deal in PJM's Proposal To Sell Back Capacity Outside of Tariff For Pennies On The Dollar (Another Administrative Capacity Market Flaw Exposed)
A proposal from PJM to sell back excess amounts of capacity previously procured outside of the current tariff, "is likely to significantly harm the load interests it is designed to protect," Direct Energy Business, LLC and a coalition of industrial customers said in joint comments to FERC.