September 2015

FERC Orders Hearing on PJM-TransSource Dispute
A FERC administrative law judge will attempt to settle TransSource’s complaint against PJM concerning the costs of three network upgrades that the company says are being inflated by transmission owners.
Company Briefs
This week's company briefs include news on Alliant Energy, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy, PSE&G, DTE Energy and Westinghouse.
New England Generators: State Interventions Risk Market Development
New England politicians' urge to “do something” to combat high winter power prices risks undermining ISO-NE’s power market just as it has begun adding new generation, the head of NEPGA said.
Exelon Appeals DC PSC Decision; DC Mayor Confirms Negotiations
Exelon asked the D.C. Public Service Commission to reconsider its rejection of the company’s proposed $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc.
MISO Staff Recommends 3 Economic Projects
MISO staff said they will recommend three economic projects be included in the 2015 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan.
Consensus Near on PJM Energy Market Offer Cap?
The authors of four competing proposals to change the $1,000/MWh energy market offer cap have agreed to put forward one plan for consideration by the PJM MRC.
NYPSC Chair Zibelman Acknowledges Costs Concerns
NYPSC Chairman Audrey Zibelman acknowledged legislators’ concerns over the state’s energy costs but gave no indication that the commission would relent on lawmakers’ demands that it release data on generators’ finances.
NYPSC Staff Recommends $1.2B in Transmission Projects
NYPSC staff recommended that three transmission developers move to the next stage in its initiative to eliminate bottlenecks for downstate load centers.
MISO Monitor: Extended LMP Changes Minimal Thus Far
The MISO board’s Markets Committee met at Potomac Economics headquarters in Fairfax, Va., to review the Market Monitor’s quarterly metrics report and its monitoring procedures.
IPPNY Fall Conference
More than 170 people attended the Independent Power Producers of New York's 30th annual Fall Conference at the historic Gideon Putnam resort in Saratoga Springs, a two-day affair of golf and industry talk.

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