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November 13, 2012
Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. (Constellation) has entered into a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve and conclude Staff's investigation of Constellation for alleged violation of PURA 39.151(j) and P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.503(f)(2), concerning…
November 12, 2012
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. has submitted to FERC a filing reflecting the permanent termination of City Power Marketing, L.L.C. as a PJM Member in accordance with Sections 15.1.6(c) and 4.1(c) of the Operating Agreement.
November 7, 2012
FERC has again dismissed concerns raised by the Pennsylvania PUC regarding shortage pricing in PJM, in denying a request for rehearing of an earlier FERC order.
November 2, 2012
American Electric Power has submitted filings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking approval to fully separate its Ohio generating assets from its Ohio distribution and transmission operations following an Oct. 17 decision from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in the…
November 1, 2012
FERC yesterday issued a show cause order and notice of proposed penalty against Barclays Bank PLC and individual traders Daniel Brin, Scott Connelly, Karen Levine, and Ryan Smith, as FERC alleged that they manipulated the electricity markets in and around California from November 2006 to December…
October 31, 2012
ERCOT has completed its review of Luminant Generation Company LLC Monticello Units 1 & 2 which had submitted a notification of suspension of operations and found that the units are not required to support ERCOT system reliability.
October 31, 2012
Despite lower wholesale electric prices and natural gas prices, retail pricing across REPs in ERCOT has not come down as much as may be expected, due to last summer's volatility, and expectations for future volatility lifting forward pricing, TXU Energy executives said on an earnings call yesterday.
October 30, 2012
ERCOT has completed its review of several units at S.R. Bertron which had submitted a notification of suspension of operations and found that the units are not required to support ERCOT system reliability.
October 29, 2012
FERC has approved tariff revisions from the California ISO which grant additional mitigation authority related to exceptional dispatch, and FERC also referred behavior intended to be curbed by the tariff revisions to its Office of Enforcement for formal investigation.
October 29, 2012
TransAlta Corporation and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company announced the creation of a new strategic partnership through which the two companies will work together to develop, build, and operate new natural gas-fueled electricity generation projects in Canada.
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 26, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved a series of increases in the ERCOT high system-wide offer cap (HCAP) starting June 1, 2013, with the cap eventually reaching $9,000/MWh.
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 18, 2012
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved AEP Ohio's corporate separation plan under which Ohio Power's generation will be transferred to a non-utility affiliate.
October 17, 2012
The boards of both PJM Interconnection and the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) today agreed to a long-term strategy to optimize the flow of electricity across their common border and reduce threats to reliability.
October 12, 2012
"For the benefit of the public, please allow me to remind us all that our energy-only market design has not failed us to date and is not broken," Commissioner Rolando Pablos of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a memo regarding resource adequacy in advance of today's open meeting.
October 8, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended proposal for adoption to implement HB 2133, concerning the disgorgement of excess revenues resulting from a violation of PURA or administrative rule or protocol (40073).
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 27, 2012
Priority Power Management, LLC filed a white paper with the Public Utility Commission of Texas offering further proposals to address West Zone congestion in ERCOT.
September 25, 2012
"[T]he future state of New Jersey's retail electric market for BGS-FP [Basic Generation Service-Fixed Price] customers, absent change, remains bleak," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in testimony to the BPU, citing the boom-bust cycle inherent in the three-year laddered default service…
September 24, 2012
FERC has issued a final rule to require the filers Electric Quarterly Reports (EQRs), such as retail suppliers with market-based rate authority, to submit e-Tag IDs for each transaction reported in the EQR if an e-Tag was used to schedule the transaction.
September 13, 2012
ERCOT yesterday announced in a market notice changes in transmission element statuses to reduce West Load Zone congestion
September 12, 2012
The text below is an unedited press release from Summit Power Group regarding its Texas Clean Energy Project generating capacity being developed in Texas
September 11, 2012
FERC yesterday ordered the New York ISO to recalculate its determinations exempting the new 575 MW generating facility owned by Astoria Energy II LLC (Astoria II) and the 512 MW generating facility being developed by Bayonne Energy Center, LLC from the buyer-side mitigation rules, as FERC granted…
September 10, 2012
ERCOT has submitted another letter, in Docket 31600, to the PUCT reporting on continuing discussions and actions to address congestion in the West Zone.
