Second Circuit Upholds FERC’s NYISO Capacity Zone Order On April 2, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”) upheld the Commission’s approval of a new capacity zone and demand curve for the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”). Previously, on June 4, 2014, the Second Circuit denied an … Continue reading Second Circuit Upholds FERC’s NYISO Capacity Zone Order
FERC Sets Ginna Nuclear Facility Agreement for Hearing The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) continues to look askance at utility requests for guaranteed income streams for their generation resources. Most recently, R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (Ginna) received a lukewarm reception to its request to establish a rate schedule and guaranteed revenue … Continue reading FERC Sets #Ginna Nuclear Facility Agreement for Hearing
FERC rejects proposed change to gas day start time Washington, 16 April (Argus) — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will preserve the current operating schedule for interstate natural gas pipelines, walking away from its proposal to move the start of the gas day five hours earlier to help avoid electric reliability problems. FERC in … Continue reading FERC rejects proposed change to #gas day start time
FERC Issues Order To Show Cause To Maxim …FERC’S ALLEGATIONS Enforcement Staff alleges that Respondents violated FERC’s prohibition on electricity market manipulation under Section 222 of the Federal Power Act and 18 C.F.R. Section 1c.2, as well as FERC’s regulations prohibiting the submission, or omission, of false or misleading information, 18 C.F.R. Section 35.41(b).4 Principally … Continue reading FERC Issues Order To Show Cause To #Maxim
FERC could alter gas industry day to coordinate with electric power demands As Utility Dive reported in December, the electric and gas industries have long disagreed about when the day begins, but reformers say aligning the start times would allow for greater coordination. With the proposed Clean Power Plan boosting gas-fired electric generation, federal energy … Continue reading FERC could alter gas industry day to coordinate with electric power demands
Southwest Power Pool: $2.9 Billion Annual Price Tag to Comply With EPA ‘Dirty Air’ Rules Grid operator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) said Wednesday that it would cost up to $2.9 billion a year to develop a regional plan to comply with President Obama’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) that the federal Environmental Protection Agency is … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool: $2.9 Billion Annual Price Tag to Comply With #EPA ‘Dirty Air’ Rules
Uncertainty is the new constant for demand response markets deral regulators last week rejected PJM Interconnection’s proposed stop-gap measure to allow demand response resources to participate in an upcoming auction, saying the grid operator’s proposal was premature. But while the decision was significant for PJM, appears to have changed very little on the DR landscape. … Continue reading Uncertainty is the new constant for demand response markets
FEDERAL OFFICIALS DELAY GRID OPERATOR’S SCHEME TO BEEF UP PEAK POWER CAPACITY Worry is that proposal to address reliability issues could cause prices to spike The federal government has temporarily put on hold a proposal by the operator of the nation’s largest power grid, a plan greeted with widespread criticism from state regulators in New … Continue reading FEDERAL OFFICIALS DELAY GRID OPERATOR’S SCHEME TO BEEF UP PEAK POWER CAPACITY
FERC: PJM Demand Response Stop-gap Measure ‘Premature’ The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday rejected PJM’s contingency plan to include demand response in its capacity auctions in the event an appellate court ruling limiting FERC’s jurisdiction over DR is allowed to stand (ER15-852). FERC called the filing premature, saying it would disrupt the commission’s options … Continue reading FERC: PJM Demand Response Stop-gap Measure ‘Premature’
FERC: PJM Capacity Performance Filing ‘Deficient’ PJM’s controversial Capacity Performance plan was turned back Tuesday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which deemed the filing deficient and gave the RTO 30 days to provide additional information (ER15-623). FERC’s four-page order questioned 10 areas of the proposal, which was conceived to increase reliability expectations of capacity … Continue reading FERC: PJM Capacity Performance Filing ‘Deficient’
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