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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

#Dynegy Completes #Duke Midwest Acquisition; Transformational Growth for Company

Dynegy Completes Duke Midwest Acquisition; Transformational Growth for Company HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN), through its wholly owned subsidiary, has finalized its acquisition of Duke Energy’s commercial generation assets and retail business in the Midwest. The Duke assets include a seven million megawatt-hour (MWhr) retail portfolio and 11 generating stations, capable of generating 6.1 gigawatts of … Continue reading #Dynegy Completes #Duke Midwest Acquisition; Transformational Growth for Company

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’

Coal burn could increase with Illinois nuclear unit offline: PJM

Coal burn could increase with Illinois nuclear unit offline: PJM With the shutdown of Exelon Generation’s 1,242-MW Braidwood-1 nuclear power unit in Braceville, Illinois, this week, there could be an uptick of coal burn in PJM’s power grid, a spokesman with the regional transmission organization said Tuesday. Exelon announced the nuclear unit, located about 50 … Continue reading Coal burn could increase with Illinois nuclear unit offline: PJM

Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next?

Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next? The electricity industry is undergoing rapid changes in response to policy push as an outcome from climate change concerns and disruption pull from products and solutions such as distributed energy resources and demand response. It is an exciting and challenging time for utilities, technology providers, regulators, policymakers, investors … Continue reading Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next?

The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant

The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant: Connie Kline (Opinion) Aggressively lobbied by FirstEnergy Corp. and passed by the General Assembly in May 2014, Senate Bill 310, along with wind-turbine restrictions, decimated Ohio’s 2008 renewable-energy and energy-efficiency standards in order to force reliance on coal and nuclear power. Not coincidentally, in August 2014, FirstEnergy … Continue reading The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant