January 23, 2018
SPEER Recommends Approach Which Necessitates Uplift To Market
Changes sought by non-LSE curtailment service providers to provide new avenues for third party demand response providers to participate in the ERCOT market, "would significantly disrupt the competitive retail market," the Retail Electric Provider Group (REP Group) and the Texas Competitive Power…
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January 15, 2018
Proposal Had Been Supported By LSEs, Retail Suppliers FERC Says Allocation Of Some Uplift To UTC May Be "Appropriate"
FERC rejected, without prejudice, a filing from PJM to allocate uplift to Up-to-Congestion transactions (UTCs)
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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.
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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
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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…
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December 22, 2017
East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ETEC) petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval for ETEC to transfer two wholesale delivery points, totaling 35 megawatts (MW) of load, into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) from the Southwest Power Pool (SPP).
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December 6, 2017
On December 5, 2017, ERCOT received a Notification of Change of Generation Resource Designation (NCGRD) for the following Generation Resource:
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December 4, 2017
TEAM: PUCT Must Ensure Market Liquidity To Allow REPs To Contractually Hedge Without Need For Generator-Owning Affiliate
REPs, TIEC Note Forward Already Moving Upward, TIEC Notes Potential For REP Defaults, POLR Drops From Tight Summers, High Prices
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November 30, 2017
The New Hampshire PUC has approved the sale of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's (Eversource) fossil fuel (thermal) power plants and PSNH's hydro plants
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November 17, 2017
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 16, 2017
Shortage Pricing Changes Would Require Load To Pay For Mandatory Excess Insurance, Similar to Capacity Market VRR Curves PJM Says Uplift Would Be Reduced
PJM Interconnection has released a proposal meant to improve wholesale energy market "price formation" and also revise the triggers for scarcity pricing, which would make scarcity pricing more frequent
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November 7, 2017
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.
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October 30, 2017
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)
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October 27, 2017
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)
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October 13, 2017
Alcoa Corporation announced that the company and power provider Luminant Generation Company LLC have terminated the electricity contract tied to Alcoa’s Rockdale Operations in Texas.
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October 13, 2017
Vistra, Renewable Developers Say Marginal Losses Would Add "Significant New Challenge" To Financial Viability Of Generation In North, West Texas
A study performed by the Brattle Group, sponsored by First Solar Inc., Vistra Energy Corp., and the Wind Coalition, says that implementing marginal losses in ERCOT would result in only 0.13% in production cost savings, while reducing generator net revenues
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October 13, 2017
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…
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October 12, 2017
Eversource New Hampshire (Public Service Company of New Hampshire) announced the selection of a buyer for the sale of its utility-owned generation
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October 12, 2017
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) formally opened Docket No. 17-10001 to investigate issues of public importance regarding the pending Energy Choice Initiative and the possible restructuring of Nevada's energy industry.
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October 11, 2017
FirstEnergy Service Company ("Service Company"), filed a petition at FERC requesting that the Commission waive specified portions of 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.39 and any other rules and regulations as may be necessary, to allow Service Company to establish a centralized RTO interface services group to provide…
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October 6, 2017
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, today announced plans to retire all three units at its Monticello Power Plant in Titus County, Texas.
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October 5, 2017
ERCOT has received Notifications of Suspension of Operations (NSOs) for the following Generation Resources:
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October 4, 2017
At the request of the Governor's Committee on Energy Choice, the Nevada PUC has assigned Docket 17-10001 for an investigation regarding the Energy Choice Initiative.
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October 3, 2017
Again Proposes Uplift To Pay DR, To Avoid Implementation Issues With Adding Back Load To REPs Under LMP-G
In comments on the Hogan-Pope whitepaper on price formation issues in ERCOT's energy market, the South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) again advocated for allowing demand response providers in ERCOT to be able to participate in the market without taking on the…
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October 2, 2017
Vistra Suggests Price Adder When Thermal Resources Needed To Serve Load, But Are Not Price-Setting
Commenting on a whitepaper on price formation issues in the ERCOT market commissioned by NRG and Calpine, Vistra Energy said that rather than addressing the drivers of low energy prices in ERCOT, the proposals from the NRG/Calpine whitepaper would not address such drivers and instead the proposals…
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