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November 26, 2013
During yesterday's hearing at the Texas Senate, Donna Nelson, Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and PUCT Commissioner Brandy Marty both emphasized that, if Texas ultimately adopted a capacity mandate, the design would be unique to Texas.
November 13, 2013
Several coalitions representing end users and industrial customers have filed a complaint at FERC regarding what complainants argue are "unjust and unreasonable" transmission rates in the Midwest ISO due to the currently used Base Returns on Equity as well as various adders.
October 30, 2013
FERC Dismisses Retail Suppliers' Concerns Over Capacity Obligations
October 18, 2013
Consumers Energy has sought Michigan PSC approval to conduct an auction to meet its reserve requirements for the Midwest ISO Planning Year 2016 and determine if certain capacity acquisitions can achieve a net reduction in PPA, fuel and labor costs for MISO Planning Years 2014 and 2015.
September 4, 2013
The Midcontinent ISO has filed with FERC updated Cost of New Entry (CONE) values for each local resource capacity zone, for the planning year that will commence on June 1, 2014
August 13, 2013
A year after rehearing requests were filed regarding buyer-side "mitigation" in the Midwest ISO's capacity market, FERC said that it would benefit from briefing on the issue, and set a schedule for such briefs.
August 12, 2013
Entergy Texas and an ITC Holdings subsidiary withdrew, without prejudice to re-filing, their request for approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas for a sale of Entergy Texas' transmission assets to ITC, after it became clear that the Commission was prepared to reject the transaction…
July 29, 2013
FERC Staff has requested more information from various Ameren subsidiaries and Dynegy concerning the market power impacts of the proposed acquisition of Ameren Energy Resources by Dynegy.
July 12, 2013
Centralized capacity markets -- specifically those with a downward sloping demand curve -- are reintroducing into the electric industry one of the main catalysts of deregulation -- the gold-plating of the electric system.
April 26, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday adjudicated two outstanding issues regarding the proposed competitive generation service tariff at Entergy Texas, but withheld final adjudication of remaining issues until the next open meeting.
April 8, 2013
The Midwest ISO has posted results from the first capacity auction under its revised Module E resource adequacy construct.
April 4, 2013
An independent analysis prepared for the Public Utility Commission of Texas indicates that the benefits to Texas customers from Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) joining the Midwest ISO are at risk if certain PPAs with other Entergy operating companies are terminated upon MISO membership, as is being sought…
January 11, 2013
Entergy's explanations regarding power purchase agreements Entergy intends to modify at FERC, to allow the PPAs to terminate upon MISO membership, are, "almost to the point of being unbelievable," Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson said during yesterday's open meeting.
December 28, 2012
Retail suppliers in the Midwest ISO contesting their assigned demand forecasts, and the capacity obligations inherent in such forecasts, will be subject to the MISO alternate dispute resolution process, a process which MISO concedes is, "neither rapid nor free of costs."
December 26, 2012
Entergy Texas, Inc.'s intention to file at FERC to change the termination language of certain unit purchased power agreements (PPAs) between Entergy Texas, Inc. (ETI) and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC (EGSL) may change the net costs and benefits of ETI joining MISO, and the finding that MISO…
December 19, 2012
An initial decision from a FERC ALJ would deny a proposal from the Midwest ISO and International Transmission Company (Joint Applicants) to recover from load in PJM and the New York ISO certain costs associated with Phase Angle Regulating transformers (PARs) located at Bunce Creek on the…
November 28, 2012
Implementation of a revised capacity market in the Midwest ISO continues to get more complex for competitive retail suppliers as FERC ordered the Midwest ISO to propose a mechanism to allow Providers of Last Resort, which are allocated any capacity obligations not accounted for in individual LSE…
October 26, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday conditionally approved Entergy Texas' application to transfer the operational control of its transmission assets to the Midwest ISO.
October 23, 2012
The Midwest ISO's latest proposed changes to its capacity market, regarding the allocation of capacity obligations, are "unworkable" and reveal the flaws inherent in MISO's current methodology, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to FERC.
October 22, 2012
Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have agreed on a set of conditions under which they would approve Entergy Texas, Inc.'s application to transfer operational control of its assets to the Midwest ISO.
October 2, 2012
A Texas proposal for decision would conditionally grant Entergy Texas Inc.'s application to transfer operational control of its transmission assets to the Midwest ISO, subject to the provisions of a non-unanimous stipulation (NUS) among Entergy, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and…
September 5, 2012
The Midwest ISO has filed Cost of New Entry values for the new Local Resource Zones under its revised resource adequacy construct.
August 7, 2012
A non-unanimous stipulation filed by several parties in Texas would condition Entergy Texas Inc.'s transfer of operational control of its transmission assets to the Midwest ISO on the membership status of the other Entergy operating companies (Docket 40346).
August 6, 2012
Given the, "separate and collective failure" of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. and the Midwest ISO to effectively address and satisfy the Arkansas PSC's concerns, the PSC is, "unable, at this time, to reach a finding that EAI's Application [to join MISO] is in the public interest," the PSC said in an order…
August 2, 2012
The Retail Energy Supply Association has protested a compliance filing from the Midwest ISO regarding the revised Module E capacity mechanism, as RESA said that the filing does not ensure that capacity obligations in all service areas will eventually be allocated based on Peak Load Contribution, as…
