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July 30, 2014
PJM issued a notice to market participants that, "certain external interchange scheduling practices could result in notification of such transactions by PJM, and/or referral by the Independent Market Monitor (IMM), to the FERC Office of Enforcement for investigation."
July 22, 2014
In comments to FERC, the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia has raised concerns, "about the influence that a company of the size of the proposed post-merger," Exelon-Pepco Holdings company, "would be able to exert on the PJM Interconnection, LLC ('PJM') stakeholder process."
June 30, 2014
The New York PSC found that opposition from other independent power producers to a sale under which the Danskammer would return to service, "defeat[s] the very purpose of instituting electric wholesale markets in the first instance -- to foster robust competition."
June 30, 2014
FERC on Friday issued a letter order to ISO New England calling ISO-NE's filing of the capacity auction results for 2017-18, "deficient," and directed the ISO to submit more information, with a particular emphasis on mitigation and actions taken to prevent manipulation.
June 25, 2014
The allegations from two "speculators" in a lawsuit against GDF SUEZ Energy North America, "are an attempt to have this Court reject the design of the ERCOT wholesale power market in Texas and impose an obligation on ERCOT participants under the CEA [Commodity Exchange Act] that has never before…
June 23, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas denied a petition to eliminate or otherwise modify the small-fish-swim-free exemption under Subst. R. §25.504(c).
June 23, 2014
Repsol Energy North America Corporation intends to expand its services to include the marketing of electricity
June 16, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the Commission deny a petition to eliminate or otherwise modify the small-fish-swim-free exemption under Subst. R. §25.504(c).
June 13, 2014
The New York State Public Service Commission announced that it has given its regulatory approval to repower the Dunkirk power plant, owned by NRG Energy, under a $140 million agreement between National Grid and NRG.
June 13, 2014
FERC issued a Staff notice alleging that, "a formal, nonpublic investigation pursuant to 18 C.F.R. Part 1b, the staff of the Office of Enforcement of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has preliminarily determined that Twin Cities Power-Canada, U.L.C. and certain affiliated…
June 10, 2014
Granting El Paso Electric Company a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) for two new, gas-fired, combustion turbine generation units would have no effect on retail competition in EPE's service area, a Texas ALJ would rule in a proposal for decision.
June 10, 2014
PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC announced a definitive agreement to combine their merchant power generation businesses into a new stand-alone, publicly traded independent power producer.
May 30, 2014
NRG Energy and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for Commission approval of an amended voluntary mitigation plan that specifies offering practices that NRG can use when offering its generation resources into the ERCOT real-time and day-ahead energy and ancillary service…
May 28, 2014
The Retail Energy Supply Association has slammed a petition from Duke Energy to recover from PJM load about $10 million in unrecovered costs associated with procuring fuel for potential dispatch during January's cold weather.
May 27, 2014
Rest of RTO capacity prices in PJM increased by 100% in PJM's 2017/18 Base Residual Auction.
May 27, 2014
A petition by Raiden Commodities to eliminate the current Small-Fish-Swim-Free rule in the ERCOT market was opposed by a diverse group of stakeholders, and of the publicly available comments at publication time, Raiden's petition had no support from any commenting party.
May 19, 2014
Luminant Energy, LLC has submitted to ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request 626, Operating Reserves Demand Curve (ORDC) Price Reversal Mitigation Enhancements
May 15, 2014
A proposed Texas order would grant an appeal regarding ERCOT's manual overrides of Odessa-Ector Power Partners, L.P.'s High Dispatch Limit (HDL) on November 15, 16, and 20, 2012.
May 13, 2014
Liberty Power announced a new multi-year supply agreement with Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.
May 12, 2014
FERC has rejected as unjust and unreasonable a series of changes proposed by PJM which would have had the effect of increasing capacity prices.
May 7, 2014
The New York PSC has scheduled for May 15, 2014 a technical conference on winter price spikes.
May 6, 2014
Duke Energy filed a complaint at FERC seeking $9.8 million in unrecovered costs which is said resulted from following PJM directives for certain of its merchant units to be available, but which were not dispatched.
May 2, 2014
PSEG reported yesterday in releasing earnings that its PSEG Power merchant generation business, "has discovered that it incorrectly calculated certain components of its cost-based bids for certain generating units in the PJM energy market, with resulting over-collection of revenues related to its…
April 28, 2014
Opposition from the Independent Power Producers of New York to the re-opening of the Danskammer Generating Facility, "demonstrate its [IPPNY's] unwillingness to allow new entrants or reentry into the competitive wholesale energy and capacity markets," Central Hudson Gas & Electric said in comments…
April 25, 2014
Two power traders have filed a lawsuit against GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. in federal court alleging market manipulation, in what amounts to a collateral attack on Texas' energy-only market and small-fish-swim-free rule.
