ISO-NE seeks US FERC permission to keep Exelon units online for fuel security In an apparent first, the New England grid operator has asked federal regulators for permission to pursue a reliability must-run agreement to keep two retiring units of Exelon’s Mystic Generating Station in Middlesex, Massachusetts, online to address reliability risks related to “fuel … Continue reading ISO-NE seeks US FERC permission to keep Exelon units online for fuel security→
FERC approves PJM proposal to implement energy efficiency market restrictions FERC has final say over wholesale markets, but must balance that against local authority over retail sales of electricity. So in instances where a relevant electric retail regulatory authority (RERRA) is authorized by the commission to restrict the sale of energy efficiency resources, regulators have … Continue reading FERC approves PJM proposal to implement energy efficiency market restrictions→
State-federal concerns could dim FERC’s landmark storage order Wider access to a variety of markets has been hailed as the basis for energy storage growth, but jurisdictional issues could thwart an overarching solution. The promise of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 841 as a vehicle to accelerate the growth of energy storage could be … Continue reading #State – #federal concerns could dim FERC ‘s landmark storage order→
Chatterjee opposes MOPR as ‘standard solution’ for state policies FERC’s view of paragraph 22 is likely to affect how it views pending market reforms from other grid operators — not least the PJM Interconnection, which has both a MOPR proposal and two-part capacity market plan currently pending before the commission. The paragraph would establish MOPRs … Continue reading #Chatterjee opposes #MOPR as ‘standard solution’ for state policies→
FERC commissioners defend competitive markets amid coal and nuclear struggles Members of Congress this week reminded the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just how stubborn and complicated an issue he has on his hands with the threatened closure of uncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants across the nation. During a hearing of … Continue reading FERC commissioners defend competitive markets amid coal and nuclear struggles→
Utilities, Grid Operators Tell FERC They Need Real-Time Data to Better Manage DERs Utilities and grid operators stressed the need for real-time information on distributed energy resources to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission panel in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. FERC organized the conference to gather information on the challenges of integrating DERs into the wholesale … Continue reading #Utilities, #Grid_Operators Tell FERC They Need Real-Time Data to Better Manage DERs→
PJM files competing capacity market reforms at FERC PJM’s announcement in February that it would file two competing capacity market reforms with FERC was unexpected in the power sector. Only once before had a regional grid operator taken that step — and it was ISO-NE, which has a specific provision in its bylaws authorizing the … Continue reading PJM files competing capacity market reforms at FERC→
MISO states push for authority over DER in electricity markets at FERC meeting FERC called the aggregated DER technical conference in February when it approved a separate order regarding how energy storage facilities. That order allowed large-scale storage in each regional electricity market to provide multiple services, but regulators could not settle on similar rules … Continue reading MISO states push for authority over DER in electricity markets at FERC meeting→
How FERC can spur modernization of the bulk power system Transmission technology vendors say their products could save electricity consumers billions — if utilities were incentivized to invest. The world’s largest machine needs an upgrade — and it’s costing consumers big money. America’s 7 million miles of transmission and distribution system wires, often called the … Continue reading How FERC can spur modernization of the bulk power system→
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