Some Considerations for Comments to FERC on Electric Storage Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking As we have previously reported here, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) last month with the goal of requiring organized wholesale electricity markets (RTO/ISO markets) to modify their tariffs and rules to accommodate electric storage … Continue reading Some Considerations for Comments to FERC on Electric Storage Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking→
FERC Issues License for Major Montana Energy Project The Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Hydro project located in Montana has been issued a 50-year license to construct and operate by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Final design is to be completed in 2017 with construction anticipated to begin in 2018. “This is a tremendous milestone … Continue reading FERC Issues License for Major Montana Energy Project→
FERC Proposes Rule to Open Up Wholesale Markets to Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations On November 30, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would allow energy storage and distributed energy resource aggregations to participate in organized wholesale markets run by Regional Transmission Organizations … Continue reading FERC Proposes Rule to Open Up Wholesale Markets to Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations→
Stakeholder Forums in ISO-NE and NYISO Continue to Assess Wholesale Carbon Pricing Proposals As we noted in October, two of the country’s six Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated grid operators have initiated stakeholder processes to explore the integration of wholesale electricity markets with regional public policy goals aimed at decarbonization. As part of their respective … Continue reading Stakeholder Forums in ISO-NE and NYISO Continue to Assess Wholesale Carbon Pricing Proposals→
Is FERC’s New Rule on Energy Storage & DER Aggregators a Game Changer? Maybe you missed it. It happened right before Thanksgiving. FERC announced a proposed rulemaking that will allow energy storage and distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators with resources on both sides of the meter to participate in the wholesale electric market as fully … Continue reading Is FERC ‘s New Rule on Energy Storage & DER Aggregators a Game Changer?→
California Merchant Gas Generator, Lamenting Market Forces, Files for Bankruptcy The owner of a merchant 1,022-MW combined cycle natural gas–fired power plant in California has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing regulatory policies and market forces that have depressed revenues. La Paloma Generating Co. on December 6 filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming a debt … Continue reading California Merchant Gas Generator, Lamenting Market Forces, Files for Bankruptcy→
FERC Order 1000 is working slowly, but it is working Discussing the technical conference that FERC held last summer on Order 1000, Dan Belin, director – electric transmission, Ecology & Environment Inc., said on Nov. 15 that the majority consensus is that the process is working, and while it is moving slowly, the order is … Continue reading FERC #Order_1000 is working slowly, but it is working→
FERC seeks comment on new rules for energy storage in wholesale power markets FERC in November held a technical conference that explored issues such as under what circumstances it would be appropriate for energy storage resources to provide multiple services, and whether the wholesale market tariffs need to include provisions to accommodate them. Some storage … Continue reading FERC seeks comment on new rules for energy storage in wholesale power markets→
US FERC ‘cautiously optimistic’ on winter gas/electric markets The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s assessment of market readiness for the winter is “cautiously optimistic,” with energy markets well supplied despite some vulnerabilities in the Northeast and California. In a presentation at the agency’s monthly open meeting Thursday, FERC staff pointed to forecasts for normal to … Continue reading US FERC ‘cautiously optimistic’ on winter gas/electric markets→
FERC Approves CAISO’s Revisions To Local Market Power Mitigation Procedures On November 8, 2016, FERC approved the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) proposed tariff revisions intended to improve the effectiveness of its local market power mitigation procedures by reducing the frequency of instances where such procedures under-predict congestion. Going forward, CAISO will apply mitigation … Continue reading FERC Approves CAISO’s Revisions To Local Market Power Mitigation Procedures→
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