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July 25, 2018
The Michigan PSC approved a settlement agreement under which Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCo.) will continue its state reliability mechanism (SRM) charge of $90,810 per megawatt-year, assessed on full-service customers and on customers who have their electric provided by an alternative electric…
July 16, 2018
The State of Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the Michigan PSC lacks the authority to require alternative electric suppliers to meet local capacity clearing requirements
July 6, 2018
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that two City Of Garland generating units which have filed to be mothballed are not needed for transmission system reliability
June 29, 2018
The Michigan PSC has set the forward local capacity requirements for LSEs, including retail electric suppliers, and adopted related parameters governing the local capacity requirement
June 25, 2018
The California PUC adopted an order directing the implementation of multi-year Resource Adequacy (RA) requirements starting in 2020, though specifics will be addressed in a further track of the proceeding
June 11, 2018
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources:
May 24, 2018
ERCOT issued an initial and final determination that the Generation Resource City of Garland, Gibbons Creek Generating Station (GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1) is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability.
May 4, 2018
The California PUC released a draft study of issues facing the retail sale of electricity in the state (known as the Green Book), observing that current policy is being driven by disparate actions undertaken to achieve various goals in the wake of the 2000-01 energy crisis, and cautioning that the…
May 1, 2018
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland, Gibbons Creek Generating Station – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1
April 30, 2018
ERCOT's May 2018 Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report shows reserve margins increasing gradually starting in 2020
April 16, 2018
ERCOT issued market notices reporting that several currently mothballed generation units are returning to operational status
April 13, 2018
FERC has rejected the California ISO's proposed changes to its risk of retirement capacity procurement mechanism (CPM).
April 13, 2018
The Midcontinent ISO's capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year resulted in a clearing price of $10 per MW-day for all zones except Zone 1 (DPC, GRE, MDU, MP, NSP, OTP, SMP)
April 2, 2018
ERCOT in a market notice reported that on March 30, 2018, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource: Barney M Davis Unit 1 – B_DAVIS_B_DAVIG1
March 19, 2018
FERC has set a date (April 24) and has issued questions for stakeholder comment in advance of a previously announced technical conference to explore issues raised in two complaints against PJM's transition to a 100% "capacity performance" product in its capacity market, and the methodology by which…
March 8, 2018
Retail Market Participation Should Be "Condition[ed]" On Retail Offerings That "Align" With State Goals Of Renewables, Energy Efficiency
March 1, 2018
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting record-breaking peak usage this summer driven by the strong Texas economy.
January 12, 2018
During yesterday's Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting, PUCT Chairman DeAnn Walker raised concern with FERC's new grid resiliency NOPR and its broad language.
January 12, 2018
"Think We'll Be Fine," Walker Says; Marquez Says Opportunity For Energy-only Market's "Finest Hour"
During a discussion during yesterday's open meeting, Texas Public Utility Commissioners chastised certain parties for "scare tactics" regarding the projected 2018 summer reserve margin (9.3%) from the latest ERCOT CDR report
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 18, 2017
ERCOT: More Than 14,000 MW In New Generation Resources Planned By 2020
ERCOT released its latest Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report which projects a 9.3 percent planning reserve margin for summer 2018, increasing to 11.7 percent by summer 2019 as more planned generation resources begin operating.
December 11, 2017
A draft California PUC resolution would alter the timeline for implementation of community choice aggregations (CCAs) such that CCAs would be required to file a statement of intent to serve load at least one year before such service starts, so that the CCA's load can be included in resource adequacy…
December 4, 2017
REPs, TIEC Note Forward Already Moving Upward, TIEC Notes Potential For REP Defaults, POLR Drops From Tight Summers, High Prices
December 1, 2017
The Michigan PSC has set the amount for the state reliability mechanism (SRM) capacity charge at 3 more utilities that customers of alternative retail electric suppliers shall pay if their supplier fails to demonstrate that it has enough capacity into the future, or elects not to arrange generating…
November 22, 2017
The Michigan PSC has set the amount for the state reliability mechanism (SRM) capacity charge that customers of alternative retail electric suppliers shall pay if their supplier fails to demonstrate that it has enough capacity into the future, or elects not to arrange generating capacity to meet the…
