August 2017

Worldcoal.org
Echoing DOE Report, Industry Study Touts Coal ‘Resiliency’
A study for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) spotlighting the “resiliency” of coal-fired generation echoes the DOE's findings.
California State Senate
Aliso Canyon Measure Clears Calif. Assembly Committee
A California State Assembly committee advanced a Senate bill requiring publicly owned utilities in the Los Angeles Basin to support DER and energy storage.
DTE Energy
FERC Approves MISO Plan to Share Generator Gas Data
FERC approved a MISO pilot program allowing the RTO to share information on power plants’ gas use with pipeline operators.
NYISO
NYISO Management Committee Briefs – August 30, 2017
NYISO locational-based marginal prices (LBMPs) have averaged $36.35/MWh for the year through July, a 12% increase from a year earlier.
California Agencies, Utilities Prep for Climate Change
California utilities and state agencies are cooperating on developing plans to manage the effects of global climate change on the electricity grid.
Mortenson Construction
ATC Fined over Improper FERC Reporting
ATC agreed to pay a fine and undergo a year of monitoring after failing to report more than 60 agreements and transactions to FERC over the past 16 years.
PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Briefs: Aug. 24, 2017
PJM and its Independent Market Monitor remain at odds over whether price-based offer updates should be connected to cost-based offers.
Routine July for MISO
A mid-July heat wave failed to drastically alter the MISO monthly average load and energy price.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Aug. 24, 2017
With Hurricane Harvey approaching, ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee focused on three tabled revision requests before scattering to their homes and work.
Coal Seeks ‘Resiliency’ Premium; FERC ‘Fuel Wars’ Coming?
Coal's best hope may be that FERC adopt the DOE grid study's recommendation to lean on RTOs to value on-site fuel storage as a proxy for resiliency.

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