DER Aggregations in RTO/ISO Markets: An Update on FERC Order No. 2222 Compliance and Implementation In September of 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued Order No. 2222,[1] requiring Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and Independent System Operators (“ISOs”) to adopt rules allowing aggregations of distributed energy resources (“DERs”) to participate in the … Continue reading DER Aggregations in #RTO / #ISO Markets: An Update on FERC Order No. 2222 Compliance and Implementation→
Three organizations join Western Energy Imbalance Service Market Three organizations — Xcel Energy-Colorado, Platte River Power Authority, and Black Hills Colorado Electric – are joining the Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market, operated by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). An energy imbalance market is a real-time market in which energy generation from multiple power providers … Continue reading Three organizations join Western Energy Imbalance Service Market→
SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation The SPP-MISO initiative grew out of a problem plaguing grid operators around the country: interconnection queues that are clogged with hundreds of requests from companies seeking to connect new generation sources to the grid. It is increasingly difficult … Continue reading SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation→
Black Hills’ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) is an South Dakota-headquartered holding company with an eight-state service area shown below and 1.3 million natural gas and electric utility customers. In the map above, natural gas service areas are orange and electricity service areas are gray. Last year I rated Black Hills … Continue reading #Black_Hills ‘ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset→
NextEra Energy Transmission awarded Kansas to Missouri transmission line project The SPP Board of Directors approved a recommendation by an industry expert panel (IEP) to award the project to NextEra Energy Transmission, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The Wolf Creek-Blackberry project is a 94-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line that runs from the Wolf Creek substation in … Continue reading #NextEra Energy Transmission awarded #Kansas to #Missouri transmission line project→
FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm Last Thursday, the FERC/NERC joint inquiry presented their preliminary report and recommendations at FERC’s monthly open meeting. The report identified two main causes of the widespread outages: freezing or icing of electric generation components, and natural gas fuel supply issues—in particular, the effects … Continue reading FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm→
