November 17, 2017
In Change, Texas Plant Owner Will Mothball, Not Decommission Plant
Barney M Davis LP has informed ERCOT that it now intends to mothball indefinitely, not decommission, the generating unit Barney M Davis Unit 1 (B_DAVIS_B_DAVIG1)
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November 13, 2017
Requiring Retail Suppliers To File Fixed Resource Adequacy Plans Under Consideration In New Illinois Workshop Process
The Illinois Commerce Commission has initiated a workshop process to examine resource adequacy in MISO Zone 4 (Ameren), and several proposals to be considered in the process would impose new obligations on competitive retail electric suppliers
November 7, 2017
ERCOT Finds Luminant's Retiring Sandow, Big Brown Units Not Needed For Transmission System Reliability
ERCOT issued a final determination that several Sandow and Big Brown generating units for which Luminant has announced retirement are not needed for transmission system reliability.
October 30, 2017
ERCOT: Monticello Units Not Needed For Transmission System Reliability
On October 6, 2017, ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources: LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC (RE) – Monticello Unit 1 (MNSES_UNIT1), Monticello Unit 2 (MNSES_UNIT2), and Monticello Unit 3 (MNSES_UNIT3)
October 27, 2017
ERCOT Finds Generation Units Which Had Filed NSO Not Needed For Transmission System Reliability
On October 4, 2017, ERCOT received Notifications of Suspension of Operations (NSOs) for the following Generation Resources: CITY OF GARLAND (RE) - Spencer (SPNCE_4) and Spencer (SPNCE_5)
October 13, 2017
Luminant To Close Two More Texas Power Plants
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, today announced that it will close two coal-fueled power plants in Central Texas: its two-unit Sandow Power Plant in Milam County and its two-unit Big Brown Power Plant in Freestone County. In total, approximately 2,300 MW of nameplate power will be taken…
October 12, 2017
Michigan PSC Opens Contested Case To Determine Requirement For Forward Locational Capacity Requirement For Retail Suppliers, LSEs (Allocation, Demonstration)
The Michigan PSC issued an order in Case No. U-18444 opening a contested case proceeding for determining the process and requirements for a forward locational requirement for generation resources used to meet electric capacity obligations under Section 6w of 2016 PA 341 (Act 341).
October 6, 2017
Luminant To Retire Monticello Power Plant
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, today announced plans to retire all three units at its Monticello Power Plant in Titus County, Texas.
October 5, 2017
ERCOT Receives Notifications Of Suspension Of Operations
ERCOT has received Notifications of Suspension of Operations (NSOs) for the following Generation Resources:
October 2, 2017
U.S. DOE Orders FERC To Consider Adopting Rule To Provide Non-Market Compensation To Coal, Nuclear Units in RTOs
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on September 28 submitted a directive to FERC to consider adopting rules which would provide non-market compensation to certain generating units, such as coal and nuclear plants.
September 18, 2017
Michigan Won't Require Retail Suppliers To Meet Locational Capacity Requirement Through 2021, Opens Case To Set Locational Capacity Starting in 2022
Adopts Capacity Showing Rules, Limits Reliance on MISO Auction To 5%
The Michigan PSC, in an order on the capacity demonstration process, ruled that LSEs, including retail suppliers, will not need to meet a locational capacity requirement for the period 2018-2021, but opened a new proceeding to determine the allocation of the forward locational requirement starting…
August 21, 2017
Texas Staff Set Date For Next Workshop On Potential Enhancements To Improve Efficiency Of Energy-Only Market
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas will conduct a workshop on October 13, 2017 in Project No. 47199, Project to Assess Price-Formation Rules in ERCOT's Energy-Only Market.
August 18, 2017
ERCOT Issues Final Determination On Notification Of Suspension Of Operations For Garland Unit
ERCOT issued an initial and final determination that the generation resource City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 is not required to support ERCOT transmission system reliability.
August 18, 2017
Texas To Hold Another Workshop On Potential Enhancements To Improve Efficiency Of Energy-Only Market
Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday agreed to hold a second workshop, to be held in October, concerning its project examining potential enhancements to improve the efficiency of the ERCOT energy-only market, including price formation issues
August 11, 2017
Anderson: Energy-Only Not A "Broken" System, As Texas PUC Considers Efficiency Improvements
As the Public Utility Commission of Texas held a workshop on potential enhancements to improve the efficiency of the ERCOT energy-only market, Commissioner Kenneth Anderson emphasized that the market is not "broken" and has performed well
August 1, 2017
Michigan PSC Remains "Concerned" Load Serving Entities Do Not Have Adequate Capacity For Lower Peninsula
While the Michigan PSC said there will be enough electricity available to meet customer needs throughout Michigan in the next five years, the PSC said that it, "remains concerned," that load serving entities in the Lower Peninsula do not have adequate capacity to meet the planning reserve…
July 27, 2017
ERCOT Receives Updated Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT received an updated Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 (at Gibbons Creek Generating Station)
July 20, 2017
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: City of Garland – GIBCRK_GIB_CRG1 (at Gibbons Creek Generating Station)
July 17, 2017
ERCOT Reports Changes To Offer Cap, Value Of Lost Load Need To Be Considered For Real-Time Co-optmization (Prices of $18,000/MWh One Approach)
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
June 29, 2017
ERCOT Receives Notification of Suspension of Operations
ERCOT issued a market notice stating that it received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resource: Union Carbide Corp (RE) – UCC_COGN_UCC_C1
June 16, 2017
Michigan PSC Adopts Locational Capacity Requirement, And Finds It Has Authority To Allocate Locational Requirement To LSEs
Seeks Solutions To Address Allocation to LSEs, Shopping Issues
The Michigan PSC has adopted a locational requirement as part of the mandatory capacity obligations required under statute, but said that the allocation to LSEs and related issues will be addressed after further proceedings
June 8, 2017
Texas PUC's Review of Potential Energy-Only Market Improvements Will Be "Deliberative"
Commission, "Not In a Hurry", "There's No Fire"
The Public Utility Commission of Texas's review of the efficiency of the energy-only market and potential improvements (including in the area of price formation) will be, "very deliberative," and, "thoughtful," Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez said during yesterday's open meeting, as Marquez said…
June 1, 2017
Texas PUC Staff Propose Questions, ERCOT Updates For Energy-Only Review
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed for Commissioners' consideration proposed questions to be issued for comment in the PUC's project to consider energy-only market efficiency and improvements
May 25, 2017
ERCOT Issues Determination Regarding Whether STEC Units Needed For RMR
On May 1, 2017 ERCOT received a Notification of Suspension of Operations (NSO) for the following Generation Resources: South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (RE) – PEARSALL_PEARS_1, PEARSALL_PEARS_2, PEARSALL_PEARS_3 (Pearsall Units 1, 2, and 3)
May 19, 2017
Texas PUC To Consider Recommendations For ERCOT Energy-Only Market Improvements
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will open a project to consider recommendations for improvements in the ERCOT energy-only market design, prompted by a paper filed by Calpine and NRG Energy