FERC audit pushes greater independence for SPP market monitor Aside from the California ISO, SPP is the only regional grid operator without an independent market monitoring unit, RTO Insider points out. And judging by the grid operator’s statement, that appears unlikely to change. “We’re pleased the auditors found no instances in which SPP exerted inappropriate … Continue reading FERC audit pushes greater independence for SPP market monitor→
A FERC challenge: Opening up electricity markets to advanced energy technologies Grid operators should allow distributed resources and demand response to be priced for their unique attributes in organized markets In 2015, the U.S. advanced energy industry grew to $200 billion, up 29% since 2011. This is a result of ever-improving economics and performance. Demand … Continue reading A FERC challenge: Opening up electricity markets to advanced energy technologies→
FERC Order Prods CAISO to Allow EIM Intertie Bidding FERC on Thursday rejected CAISO’s proposal to prohibit Energy Imbalance Market participants from implementing economic bidding at the market’s external interties until the ISO can develop “appropriate rules and procedures” to manage the transactions (ER16-1518). The ISO’s Tariff currently stipulates that each balancing authority area (BAA) … Continue reading FERC Order Prods CAISO to Allow #EIM Intertie Bidding→
FERC Issues Order Assessing Civil Penalties Against ETRACOM On Friday, June 17, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission”) issued an Order Assessing Civil Penalties against ETRACOM LLC (“ETRACOM”) and ETRACOM’s founding member and majority owner, Michael Rosenberg (together, “Respondents”).1 The Commission held that the Respondents violated section 222 of the Federal Power Act … Continue reading FERC Issues Order Assessing Civil Penalties Against #ETRACOM→
Grid watchdog faces rising pressure to fix nation’s energy woes The utility industry is clamoring more loudly in an election year for energy reforms that Congress and the administration have failed to deliver on, and one independent agency is being eyed to fix it all. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the nation’s energy market watchdog, … Continue reading Grid watchdog faces rising pressure to fix nation’s energy woes→
FERC: Rooftop solar, battery storage could pose threats to reliability FERC this week took a broad look at threats to the power grid, but participants raised so many issues that it’s difficult to know where to start. EnergyWire digs into the event, with the threats discussed including: how distributed resources are integrated, cyber attacks, the … Continue reading FERC: Rooftop solar, battery storage could pose threats to reliability→
MISO: FERC approves first storage interconnection agreement MISO has to date lagged behind neighboring PJM Interconnection when it comes to storage. MISO has a market for short- and long-term storage and is examining the feasibility of a market for batteries capable of durations of four hours or more. To that point, FERC said more comprehensive … Continue reading MISO: FERC approves first storage interconnection agreement→
Legal Battle Over Energy Savings Continues to Simmer Each month, electric bills arrive like clockwork. For large commercial and industrial businesses, especially those that are energy-intensive, these electric bills can represent a sizeable portion of a business’s monthly expenses. Given the broad revenue collection ability of regulated utilities, businesses continue to see their electric bills … Continue reading Legal Battle Over Energy Savings Continues to Simmer→
Power line cost an unjust punishment Imagine your next-door neighbor decides to put in a swimming pool. You’re pretty excited until, somehow, your neighbor gets a court of law to force you to pay the $30,000 cost of the pool. Then, that same court rules that you can swim in the pool you paid for … Continue reading Power line cost an unjust punishment→
Implications for the Power Sector of Recent Rulings by U.S. Supreme Court and FERC One of the most important issues currently facing the power industry is the potential conflict between federal and state roles in power supply planning. Two recent developments at the federal level bear directly on this issue. First, on April 19th, in … Continue reading Implications for the Power Sector of Recent Rulings by U.S. Supreme Court and FERC→
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