Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:59pm EDT Two power plants at risk of being shut in the absence of regulatory changes may remain open as the PJM grid, which stretches from New Jersey to Illinois, changes the way it runs capacity power auctions. Under the new so-called capacity performance requirement generators can receive higher fees to … Continue reading Recent developments for Exelon Illinois nuclear plants
Jennifer Chen, Advocate, The Sustainable FERC Project, Washington, D.C. Some of the proposed wholesale capacity market rule changes that are projected to increase costs for 61 million Mid-Atlantic and Midwest energy customers – and tend to favor fossil fuel generation over carbon-free resources – are being revised, but not all of them. The Sustainable FERC … Continue reading Good & Bad News in Continuing Fight for Equal Treatment of Clean Energy Resources in Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Power Markets
July 30, 2015 By Suzanne Herel The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday said it needed more time to consider rehearing requests of its June 9 order largely approving PJM’s Capacity Performance plan after receiving a flurry of feedback from state regulators, consumer advocates, generators and the Independent Market Monitor. The order is only a … Continue reading FERC Considering Rehearing of PJM’s Capacity Performance Plan
Jeffrey Tomich, E&E reporter EnergyWire: Thursday, July 30, 2015 Next month’s PJM Interconnection capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year will go a long way to deciding the fate of two challenged Exelon nuclear reactors in Illinois, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. Exelon’s Chris Crane made the remarks during the company’s earnings conference call … Continue reading UTILITIES: PJM auction may dictate fate of two Exelon nuclear plants
JULY 30, 2015 | 7:09 PM BY JON HURDLE The biggest U.S. electric grid operator and nine interstate natural gas pipelines have agreed to share more information about the supply of, and demand for, natural gas for power generation to improve operational planning and anticipate the growing interdependence of the two industries. PJM Interconnection, which … Continue reading PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand
The grid operator for Texas has urged conservation during peak electric demand hours of the hot summer. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked consumers to limit or reduce power usage from 3-7 p.m. Thursday. Read the full article at NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth.
July 29, 2015 By Cheryl Kaften The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled on July 22 that, pending a high court decision, demand response (DR) and energy efficiency (EE) providers should have an equal place at the table in PJM Interconnection’s capacity market. On the heels of that mandate, PJM voted at its Market and … Continue reading PJM Transitional Auctions Must Include Demand Response, Energy Efficiency
July 29, 2015 03:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The delay of the transition capacity auctions and changes to their parameters highlight the fluid and challenging operating environment for merchant generators in the PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) zone, according to Fitch Ratings. However, we view PJM’s decision to delay its upcoming transition auctions to … Continue reading Fitch: PJM’s Transition Auctions Delay Highlights Challenges
Updated: Tue, Jul 28 2015, 04:23 AM Heat is a source of power outages. It puts more pressure on the power grid too which can eventually lead to rolling blackouts if demand exceeds capacity. Hundreds of Cedar Park homeowners were without power over the weekend. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative says equipment failure is to blame … Continue reading Heat Puts Extra Pressure On Local Power Grid
July 27, 2015 By Tom Kleckner SPP’s latest analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft Clean Power Plan indicates state-by-state compliance with the plan would result in nearly 40% higher costs than a regional approach. Read the full article at RTO Insider.
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