NRG sees tight power supplies in ERCOT, higher prices in PJM NRG Energy is “skeptical” about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’s forecast of healthy reserve margins over the next few years, and instead believes the power-supply situation in ERCOT will be considerable tighter, a top NRG executive said Friday. “The medium-term power supply situation … Continue reading NRG sees tight power supplies in ERCOT, higher prices in PJM
FERC: Idled NY Plants Can Lose Interconnection Rights NYISO can force idled generators to allow use of their interconnections for reliability purposes, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled last week, saying that such actions do not constitute an unconstitutional “taking” under the Fifth Amendment. The commission approved most of the tariff revisions NYISO proposed in … Continue reading FERC: Idled NY Plants Can Lose Interconnection Rights
What Did April Bring?: FERC Extends Out-of-Market Reliability Measures but Wants Market-Based Solutions The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently published two orders that approved capacity and reliability measures for the Independent System Operator New England Inc. (“ISO-NE”) and the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”). In contrast to its approval of NYISO’s measures as … Continue reading What Did April Bring?: FERC Extends Out-of-Market Reliability Measures but Wants Market-Based Solutions
New head of regional power grid will face dramatic industry shift from coal to natural gas The person taking over the regional grid operator that includes Ohio has a lot on his plate. PJM Interconnection named Andy Ott on Wednesday as its new president, replacing Terry Boston, who ran PJM for eight years. The independent … Continue reading New head of regional power grid will face dramatic industry shift from coal to #natural_gas
‘We have to have an answer’ on Ill. nuclear plants by summer’s end, Exelon says An Exelon Corp. executive told Illinois legislators yesterday that the fate of three unprofitable nuclear plants in the state will be decided later this summer and that action on a bill to help them survive must be passed before the … Continue reading ‘We have to have an answer’ on Ill. nuclear plants by summer’s end, #Exelon says
Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need Competitive wholesale power markets are designed to sustain needed investment through market participants hedging risks in response to transparent pricing in the energy and ancillary services markets. But in practice, it’s been a challenge to realize market prices fully reflective of actual market conditions. … Continue reading Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need?
Energy infrastructure upgrades crucial, New England leaders told HARTFORD >> Connecticut and the rest of New England could face the possibility of blackouts in the future if the region fails to upgrade its energy infrastructure, particularly natural gas transmission lines, the state’s consumer counsel said Thursday. “A capacity deficiency is not a scare tactic,” Elin … Continue reading Energy infrastructure upgrades crucial, New England leaders told
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
Analysis: SPP sees adequate summer reserve margin Houston, 8 April (Argus) — The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) expects to have a healthy reserve margin of 32pc this summer, more than double the requirement. Summer demand in the eight-state, coal-reliant area is forecast to peak at 50,529MW while capacity will total 63,605MW, SPP regional entity officials … Continue reading Analysis: SPP sees adequate summer reserve margin
Consumers Energy warns of looming electricity shortage in 2016 and beyond JACKSON, MI – A perfect storm is brewing in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, according to the two largest energy providers in the state. Rolling blackouts and electricity shortages may become the new norm, as the state’s two largest utilities will shutter coal plants under federal … Continue reading #Consumers_Energy warns of looming #electricity shortage in 2016 and beyond
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