Clark Calls for New Look at Order 745 ISO-NE to Resume DR Expansion; Status Quo for PJM, MISO FERC Commissioner Tony Clark said last week that the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding FERC’s jurisdiction over wholesale demand response frees the commission to take another look at Order 745’s requirement that RTOs pay DR providers LMPs equal … Continue reading Clark Calls for New Look at #Order_745
Federal challenges could sink Ohio utilities’ income guarantee plans New court cases and filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could derail FirstEnergy and American Electric Power’s plans to guarantee sales to affiliated power plants, even if Ohio regulators approve the deals. On January 27, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel joined with competing … Continue reading Federal challenges could sink Ohio utilities’ income guarantee plans #AEP #FE
FERC Orders Investigation into New England Transmission Rates The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has instituted a section 206 proceeding (Docket No. EL16-19-000) to determine why New England ratepayers are paying more for transmission than energy customers in other parts of the country. Sections 205 and 206 of Federal Power Act deal with the authority … Continue reading FERC Orders Investigation into New England Transmission Rates
FERC Accepts ISO-NE’s Inclusion Of Distributed Solar Resources In Calculating Reduced 2019-2020 Capacity Requirement On January 8, 2016, the Commission approved proposed values submitted by ISO New England, Inc. (“ISO-NE”) to develop a demand curve for the tenth Forward Capacity Auction (“FCA 10”), which is scheduled to be held in February, 2016. One of the … Continue reading FERC Accepts ISO-NE ‘s Inclusion Of Distributed Solar Resources In Calculating Reduced 2019-2020 Capacity Requirement
WHY FERC 745 IS ABOUT MORE THAN DEMAND RESPONSE Ushering in January with a prediction for the top energy stories of the year might seem a bold move, especially in an industry changing more rapidly now than at any time in recent memory. I am confident, however, in eschewing the traditional “Top 10” list and … Continue reading WHY FERC 745 IS ABOUT MORE THAN DEMAND RESPONSE
FERC Again Rejects Challenge to ISO-NE New Entry Pricing FERC on Thursday reaffirmed the zero-price offer requirement in ISO-NE’s new entrant pricing rule, again rejecting complaints by Exelon and Calpine that it unreasonably suppresses capacity prices and discriminates against existing resources (EL15-23-001). The commission denied rehearing of an order from January 2015. (See FERC Upholds … Continue reading FERC Again Rejects Challenge to ISO-NE New Entry Pricing
Read full article at Utility DiveFERC orders changes to MISO capacity auctions as manipulation probe persists FERC has determined that the rules governing a MISO capacity auction last year need to be revamped, responding to a slew of criticism after prices in Zone 4 cleared $150/MW-day compared to $16.75/MW-day during the same period last year. … Continue reading FERC orders changes to MISO capacity auctions as #manipulation_probe persists
FERC denies permit for 1,000 MW pumped storage project in Kentucky FERC said that during the three year time span that Maysville Pumped Storage held the intitial permit, the company didn’t file a Notice of Intent or Pre-Application Document to start the prefiling consultation or study development necessary to prepare a license application. The company … Continue reading FERC denies permit for 1,000 MW #pumped_storage project in #Kentucky
FERC proposed decision would cut MISO transmission returns about 2% A FERC administrative law judge last month issued a proposed decision that, if regulators approve it, could save consumers $200 million annually, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman called the proposed decision an “important victory,” and told the news outlet … Continue reading FERC proposed decision would cut MISO transmission returns about 2%
DC Circuit Says Energy Regulator Must Reconsider Cost Of New England’s Winter Reliability Program A three judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled yesterday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision to approve a winter reliability program submitted by New England’s grid operator in 2013 should have considered … Continue reading DC Circuit Says Energy Regulator Must Reconsider Cost Of #New_England ‘s Winter Reliability Program
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