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Report: EPA Carbon Regulations Won’t Impact Reliability

Report: EPA Carbon Regulations Won’t Impact Reliability The Analysis Group released a report on March 16 that the EPA Clean Power Plan (CPP), which will regulate CO2 emissions beginning in 2020, will not impact grid reliability in the PJM Interconnect region. (PJM oversees electricity markets in 13 states across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, as well … Continue reading Report: EPA Carbon Regulations Won’t Impact Reliability

Eastern RTOs Express Confidence in Meeting Clean Power Plan Compliance

Eastern RTOs Express Confidence in Meeting Clean Power Plan Compliance NY, New England Cite RGGI; PJM Fears ‘Go it Alone’ States WASHINGTON — Representatives of PJM, ISO-NE and NYISO told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week that they are prepared to implement their states’ plans for complying with the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon emission … Continue reading Eastern RTOs Express Confidence in Meeting Clean Power Plan Compliance

Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest

Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest As the nation’s oldest commercial reactor, flagged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for some recent safety violations, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant is right between the crosshairs. Exelon, the company that runs the Lacey Township plant, plans to retire the facility in 2019. … Continue reading Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest

PJM’s results in 2014 were competitive only due to mitigation: analyst

PJM’s results in 2014 were competitive only due to mitigation: analyst While the PJM independent market monitor said the wholesale energy and capacity markets produced competitive results in 2014, it was only competitive after steps were taken to mitigate certain issues, Paul Patterson, an analyst with Glenrock Associates, said Monday. “It is a contrived market,” … Continue reading PJM’s results in 2014 were competitive only due to mitigation: analyst

Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive

Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive EAGLEVILLE, Pa., March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — PJM Interconnection’s wholesale electric energy and capacity markets produced competitive results during 2014, according to the 2014 State of the Market Report for PJM, released today by Monitoring Analytics, LLC, the Independent Market Monitor for PJM. The Independent Market Monitor, … Continue reading Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive

City helps commercial electric customers counter rates

City helps commercial electric customers counter rates their energy usage even more and be eligible for financial reward, as the city’s electric department continues to work to improve the way they produce energy and deliver it to their utility customers at a competitive rate. Hamilton’s City Council approved legislation at their Feb. 25 meeting for … Continue reading City helps commercial electric customers counter rates

PJM analysis of EPA Clean Power Plan puts price on carbon

PJM analysis of EPA Clean Power Plan puts price on carbon A new analysis of the economic impacts of U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan by the nation’s largest grid operator places a price on carbon dioxide emissions and concludes that under nearly 40 compliance scenarios, a regional solution is less costly than a state-by-state approach. … Continue reading PJM analysis of EPA Clean Power Plan puts price on carbon