How MISO is reforming market rules to spur storage deployment Developers are eager to develop MISO’s storage market, but it has a long way to go to catch up with other RTOs The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is looking at ways to grow its storage market, but it could have a long way to … Continue reading How MISO is reforming market rules to spur storage deployment
MISO PANEL TO LEARN OF CLEAN POWER PLAN COMPLIANCE COST-CUTTING OPTIONS Midcontinent Independent System Operator states would need less capital investment to comply with the Clean Power Plan if they would measure their emissions in tons/year, rather than tons/MWh, according to a report to be presented Wednesday. On Wednesday’s MISO Planning Advisory Committee agenda is … Continue reading MISO PANEL TO LEARN OF CLEAN POWER PLAN COMPLIANCE COST-CUTTING OPTIONS
Dangerous arctic cold to invade midwestern, northeastern US An outbreak of arctic air will bring the lowest temperatures of the season so far and dangerous cold to the Midwest this weekend, before moving into the East early next week. The latest arctic blast will send thermometer readings to the minus 20s F over part of … Continue reading Dangerous #arctic_cold to invade midwestern, northeastern US
Southwest Power Pool, MISO Part Of U.S. Initiative To Modernize Power Grid Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool is one of the regional transmission organizations participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s ongoing Grid Modernization Initiative that’s central to the Obama Administration’s initiative to improve the resiliency, reliability and security of the nation’s electricity delivery system. … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool, MISO Part Of U.S. Initiative To Modernize Power Grid
MISO Preparing a Place for Energy Storage in Tariff CARMEL, Ind. — With one energy storage project under construction and several others being considered, MISO is beginning a look at rule changes needed to accommodate the emerging technology. One fundamental question MISO will have to answer is whether storage will be considered generation or categorized … Continue reading MISO Preparing a Place for Energy Storage in Tariff
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 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%
Renewable integration and direction of the US electricity markets The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Clean Power Plan Rule (CPPR) to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants on August 3, 2015. The CPPR requires the current power fleet to cut CO2 emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The final … Continue reading Renewable integration and direction of the US #electricity_markets
Consumers Energy: Thousands without power GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) — Several thousand people are in the dark Tuesday morning after a winter storm pushed through West Michigan. Power outages on Consumers Energy’s outage map started popping up on Monday afternoon. Users can use that map to check out outage information for their area, including an … Continue reading #Consumers_Energy: Thousands without power
MISO: Clean Power Plan costs largely hinge on natural gas prices Natural gas is the biggest variable in how much it will cost MISO to meet new greenhouse gas emissions limits, based on the grid operator’s new modeling. The analysis considered coal retirements from 7 GW to 28 GW, and CO2 costs from $10 to … Continue reading MISO: Clean Power Plan costs largely hinge on natural gas prices
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