August 17, 2015 By William Opalka ISO-NE and the New England Power Pool Participants Committee want to begin using the RTO’s system-wide sloped demand curve in their Annual Reconfiguration Auctions. The organizations submitted proposed Tariff changes to FERC that would apply the curve — first used in the ninth Forward Capacity Auction earlier this year … Continue reading ISO-NE: Use New Demand Curve in Reconfiguration Auctions
FERC agrees: Renewables cause congestion on ISO-NE grid The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved an effort to help manage congestion on the Independent System Operator – New England (ISO-NE) grid — by ruling on the renewables allowed on the system. ISO-NE’s request said that because renewable output is variable, the integration of renewable … Continue reading FERC agrees: Renewables cause congestion on ISO-NE grid
Newly planned 900 MW gas plant will help meet ISO-NE capacity concerns Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced the new project with Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky this week, touting the new facility for creating jobs and helping to manage the state’s already-high electricity rates. “The construction of this clean energy generation facility will create hundreds … Continue reading Newly planned 900 MW gas plant will help meet ISO-NE capacity concerns
FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a modified electronic dispatch method for certain wind and hydropower resources in the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) market (ER15-1509), in order to help “manage localized congestion.” The FERC order, posted on July 27, accepts, in … Continue reading FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market
ISO-NE Tariff Changes Make Renewables More Easily Dispatchable The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted revisions to the ISO-NE Tariff that make wind and hydropower resources more readily dispatchable (ER15-1509). The changes “will minimize the need to use manual curtailment processes and thus, provide for a more economically efficient use of these resources,” FERC wrote. … Continue reading ISO-NE Tariff Changes Make Renewable s More Easily Dispatchable
By TOM RELIHAN Recorder Staff Thursday, July 23, 2015 (Published in print: Friday, July 24, 2015) GREENFIELD — After a winter that saw major increases in electric bills across the region, rates have dropped back to more normal warm-weather levels. While those big fluctuations showed up in monthly electric bills, retailers like Eversource Energy — … Continue reading Utilities: Power prices drop, but cause of price spike remains
Plant Owner Responsible for Uncorrected ISO-NE Error, FERC Says The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Thursday that a power plant owner must pay unnecessary capacity charges because it failed to correct ISO-NE records before a deadline set by the RTO’s Tariff (EL15-57). GenOn Energy Management, a unit of NRG Energy, asked FERC in April to … Continue reading Plant Owner Responsible for Uncorrected ISO-NE Error, FERC Says #GenOn #NRG
Talen Entering NYISO, Expanding in ISO-NE in $1.2B Deal Talen Energy announced its first post-spinoff acquisition Monday, agreeing to spend $1.175 billion to purchase 2,500 MW of combined-cycle generation that expands the company’s presence in ISO-NE and marks its entry into NYISO. he company, which completed its spinoff from PPL and Riverstone Holdings on June … Continue reading #Talen Entering NYISO, Expanding in ISO-NE in $1.2B Deal
FERC Approves New Market Monitor Provisions for ISO-NE On June 30, 2015, FERC approved most of the proposed tariff revisions in a joint proposal from the ISO New England, Inc. (“ISO-NE”) and the New England Power Pool (“NEPOOL”) Participants Committee addressing the ISO-NE’s market monitor rules. Specifically, the proposed revisions are designed to mitigate the … Continue reading FERC Approves New #Market_Monitor Provisions for ISO-NE
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