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ISO and RTO Responses to FERC Data Requests Fail to Provide Clear Support for Proposed Gas Day Rulemaking

ISO and RTO Responses to FERC Data Requests Fail to Provide Clear Support for Proposed Gas Day Rulemaking The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently employed the somewhat unusual device of issuing data requests to electric power industry participants in an attempt to obtain information that might support a controversial proposed rulemaking that would change … Continue reading ISO and RTO Responses to FERC Data Requests Fail to Provide Clear Support for Proposed Gas Day Rulemaking

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Threatens To Turn The Lights Out On America

LAURA SHEEHAN   |   MARCH 3, 2015 The Washington Post profiled Sharon Garcia, a single mom from Pueblo, Colorado, last year who suffers from a state policy that shuttered coal plants in favor of costlier, less reliable fuel sources. Ms. Garcia and her family—emblematic of so many other U.S. families—are forced to live in darkness at … Continue reading EPA’s Clean Power Plan Threatens To Turn The Lights Out On America

Grid operators address fuel assurance issues in filings made at FERC

From the February 24, 2015 issue of Public Power Daily Originally published February 23, 2015 By Paul Ciampoli News Director Independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) recently submitted reports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on fuel assurance issues in response to a directive from the commission issued in late 2014. Read … Continue reading Grid operators address fuel assurance issues in filings made at FERC

NYISO: Evolving grid and emerging markets shape strategic plan

RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Grid evolution, emerging markets and broader regional cooperation continue to shape the multi-year Strategic Plan of the New York Independent System Operator NYISO. The 2015-2019 Strategic Plan details key priorities that the NYISO will focus on over the next several years. A five-year blueprint for addressing market dynamics, the annual strategic plan … Continue reading NYISO: Evolving grid and emerging markets shape strategic plan

Marcellus Shale gas production rose 28 percent in 2014

Marcellus Shale gas production rose 28 percent in 2014 Despite low gas prices and a reduction in drill rigs, Marcellus Shale producers generated nearly 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in Pennsylvania last year, up 28 percent from the previous year, according to state figures. Exploration companies produced 2.08 trillion cubic feet of gas … Continue reading Marcellus Shale gas production rose 28 percent in 2014

Chesapeake Energy Accuses Ex-CEO of Document Theft

Chesapeake Energy Accuses Ex-CEO of Document Theft Chesapeake Energy Corp. turned on the man who built it into a natural-gas powerhouse, accusing former Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon of stealing sensitive documents to start a rival company. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Chesapeake contends Mr. McClendon made off with confidential data and maps of oil and … Continue reading Chesapeake Energy Accuses Ex-CEO of Document Theft