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Good & Bad News in Continuing Fight for Equal Treatment of Clean Energy Resources in Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Power Markets

Jennifer Chen, Advocate, The Sustainable FERC Project, Washington, D.C. Some of the proposed wholesale capacity market rule changes that are projected to increase costs for 61 million Mid-Atlantic and Midwest energy customers – and tend to favor fossil fuel generation over carbon-free resources – are being revised, but not all of them. The Sustainable FERC … Continue reading Good & Bad News in Continuing Fight for Equal Treatment of Clean Energy Resources in Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Power Markets

FERC Considering Rehearing of PJM’s Capacity Performance Plan

July 30, 2015 By Suzanne Herel The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday said it needed more time to consider rehearing requests of its June 9 order largely approving PJM’s Capacity Performance plan after receiving a flurry of feedback from state regulators, consumer advocates, generators and the Independent Market Monitor. The order is only a … Continue reading FERC Considering Rehearing of PJM’s Capacity Performance Plan

UTILITIES: PJM auction may dictate fate of two Exelon nuclear plants

Jeffrey Tomich, E&E reporter EnergyWire: Thursday, July 30, 2015 Next month’s PJM Interconnection capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year will go a long way to deciding the fate of two challenged Exelon nuclear reactors in Illinois, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. Exelon’s Chris Crane made the remarks during the company’s earnings conference call … Continue reading UTILITIES: PJM auction may dictate fate of two Exelon nuclear plants

PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand

JULY 30, 2015 | 7:09 PM BY JON HURDLE The biggest U.S. electric grid operator and nine interstate natural gas pipelines have agreed to share more information about the supply of, and demand for, natural gas for power generation to improve operational planning and anticipate the growing interdependence of the two industries. PJM Interconnection, which … Continue reading PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand

PJM Transitional Auctions Must Include Demand Response, Energy Efficiency

July 29, 2015 By Cheryl Kaften The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled on July 22 that, pending a high court decision, demand response (DR) and energy efficiency (EE) providers should have an equal place at the table in PJM Interconnection’s capacity market. On the heels of that mandate, PJM voted at its Market and … Continue reading PJM Transitional Auctions Must Include Demand Response, Energy Efficiency

Fitch: PJM’s Transition Auctions Delay Highlights Challenges

July 29, 2015 03:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The delay of the transition capacity auctions and changes to their parameters highlight the fluid and challenging operating environment for merchant generators in the PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) zone, according to Fitch Ratings. However, we view PJM’s decision to delay its upcoming transition auctions to … Continue reading Fitch: PJM’s Transition Auctions Delay Highlights Challenges

AEP: PJM market changes create challenging environment for generators

By Robert Walton | July 27, 2015 Dive Brief: American Electric Power officials last week said a recent decision by federal officials to alter auction rules for PJM Interconnection is “troubling,” because markets should be consistent and predictable. Last week FERC directed PJM to include demand response and efficiency providers in its upcoming auctions, and … Continue reading AEP: PJM market changes create challenging environment for generators

Analysts: Exelon, Dynegy to be biggest beneficiaries of new PJM market rules

By Robert Walton | July 24, 2015 Dive Brief: Exelon Corp. and Dynegy stand to be the big beneficiaries of new market rules in PJM Interconnection, bolstered by fuel security that should keep their plants running in the most adverse scenarios. PJM is instituting new capacity performance standards after poor generator performance during the polar … Continue reading Analysts: Exelon, Dynegy to be biggest beneficiaries of new PJM market rules