PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline Members warned PJM officials last week that the way the RTO plans to calculate Capacity Performance could lead generators to ignore dispatch instructions to avoid penalties. PJM expects generators’ output to match their Capacity Performance obligations even at the beginning of a no-notice emergency, leaving no … Continue reading PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline→
ISO-NE, NEPOOL Oppose Demand Curve Change The New England Power Pool Participants Committee urged federal regulators last week not to short circuit its stakeholder process in ordering a sloped demand curve for the next Forward Capacity Auction. NEPOOL joined ISO-NE in asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject a request by generators to force … Continue reading ISO-NE, #NEPOOL Oppose Demand Curve Change→
NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN New Jersey may have an easier time than other states complying with mandates to curb emissions contributing to global climate change, according to an analysis by the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid. The analysis by PJM Interconnection, first completed in March and updated … Continue reading NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN→
Competitive electricity markets benefit NYers Fifteen years ago, New York restructured its electricity industry by embracing one fundamental belief: Competition, not monopolies, would create a more efficient electric system and provide real benefits for consumers. The move was controversial, but the facts are incontrovertible: The decision was wise. New York’s fair, open wholesale markets provide … Continue reading Competitive electricity markets benefit NYers→
Top and bottom wind energy-producing states in the US The U.S. Department of Energy wants 20 percent of the nation’s energy to come from wind power in the next 15 years, up from the 5 percent wind generates now. A new Energy Department report finds that wind technology featuring taller towers and larger turbines may … Continue reading Top and bottom wind energy-producing states in the US→
California Dreamin’ of Distributed Energy Resources, as Utilities File Plans In many ways, California is a special case. With an economy about the same size of Canada’s ($2.3 trillion in 2014) and a population of more than 38 million (roughly one in eight Americans is a Californian), California’s energy policies affect huge numbers of people … Continue reading California Dreamin’ of Distributed Energy Resources, as Utilities File Plans→
Energy Companies to Merge in $15.8 Billion Deal A partnership controlled by Marathon Petroleum Corp., a refinery and pipeline company, will buy MarkWest Energy Partners LP for $15.8 billion in one of the biggest oil-patch deals since crude prices began to slump last summer. The deal will marry Marathon’s oil pipeline network with MarkWest’s business … Continue reading Energy Companies to Merge in $15.8 Billion Deal→
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