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PJM may consider hourly pricing as generators lobby for market changes

PJM may consider hourly pricing as generators lobby for market changes In a “Problem/Opportunity Statement” filed with PJM on behalf of Calpine, the generator argued that the market’s inability to provide hourly pricing puts it behind other major grids and ultimately stifles innovation, harming consumers. “These limits on the ability of operators of physical resources … Continue reading PJM may consider hourly pricing as generators lobby for market changes →

FEDERAL OFFICIALS DELAY GRID OPERATOR’S SCHEME TO BEEF UP PEAK POWER CAPACITY

FEDERAL OFFICIALS DELAY GRID OPERATOR’S SCHEME TO BEEF UP PEAK POWER CAPACITY Worry is that proposal to address reliability issues could cause prices to spike The federal government has temporarily put on hold a proposal by the operator of the nation’s largest power grid, a plan greeted with widespread criticism from state regulators in New … Continue reading FEDERAL OFFICIALS DELAY GRID OPERATOR’S SCHEME TO BEEF UP PEAK POWER CAPACITY →

FERC: PJM Demand Response Stop-gap Measure ‘Premature’

FERC: PJM Demand Response Stop-gap Measure ‘Premature’ The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday rejected PJM’s contingency plan to include demand response in its capacity auctions in the event an appellate court ruling limiting FERC’s jurisdiction over DR is allowed to stand (ER15-852). FERC called the filing premature, saying it would disrupt the commission’s options … Continue reading FERC: PJM Demand Response Stop-gap Measure ‘Premature’ →

FERC: PJM Capacity Performance Filing ‘Deficient’

FERC: PJM Capacity Performance Filing ‘Deficient’ PJM’s controversial Capacity Performance plan was turned back Tuesday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which deemed the filing deficient and gave the RTO 30 days to provide additional information (ER15-623). FERC’s four-page order questioned 10 areas of the proposal, which was conceived to increase reliability expectations of capacity … Continue reading FERC: PJM Capacity Performance Filing ‘Deficient’ →

Bailout of nuclear power plant would set bad precedent #EXC #Ginna

Bailout of nuclear power plant would set bad precedent The New York state Public Service Commission and the Cuomo administration will soon decide whether ratepayers can be forced to bail out Exelon, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, and its Ginna nuclear plant, one of the world’s oldest commercial reactors, built near Rochester in … Continue reading Bailout of nuclear power plant would set bad precedent #EXC #Ginna →