January 2016

Entergy: Clean Energy Standard Won’t Save FitzPatrick
New York’s proposed incentives for three of the state’s four nuclear sites won't save the James A. FitzPatrick plant, Entergy said.
New York Would Require Nuclear Power Mandate, Subsidy
New York utilities would be required to procure more than 15% of their forecasted load in 2020 from struggling upstate nuclear power plants under a proposal now before the state’s PSC.
Federal Briefs
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on record-high temperatures, the Clean Power Plan, the Trans-Peco Pipeline and hydropower.
PJM MRC/MC Preview
Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC and MC on Jan. 28, 2015. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior coverage.
Company Briefs
This week's company briefs include news on FirstEnergy, Sumitomo, PSEG Solar, ComEd, Duke Energy, Southwestern Energy and Peabody Energy.
New England Generators Appeal FERC Capacity Market Orders
NEPGA asked asked a federal appeals court to review three FERC orders related to the operation of ISO-NE’s Forward Capacity Market.
Pipeline Developer Asks Massachusetts to Order Route Access
Tennessee Gas Pipeline is asking Massachusetts regulators to grant it access to more than 400 properties whose owners have refused to cooperate with the company.
MISO Planning Advisory Committee Briefs
The MISO Planning Advisory Committee discussed new communication prohibitions, BPM revisions and changes to the MTEP futures process.
FERC Proposes Uniform Offer Cap Across RTOs
Under FERC’s proposal, each generators’s incremental energy offers would be capped at the higher of $1,000/MWh or an RTO-verified cost-based offer.
FERC Outlines Principles for Clean Power Plan Analyses
FERC staff released a white paper that may help RTOs and other transmission planning entities analyze compliance with EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

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