March 2018

MISO
FERC OKs MISO’s Doubled Offer Cap, Orders Alterations
FERC approved MISO’s plan to permanently double its hard offer cap but told the RTO to clarify some details about the proposal in a compliance filing.
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FERC ALJ Certifies Calpine RMR Settlements
CAISO, Pacific Gas and Electric and Calpine have settled their differences over the terms of the reliability-must-run (RMR) agreements.
NYSEG
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: March 28,2018
The NYISO Management Committee approved Tariff revisions intended to provide external resources with Rest of State deliverability rights.
Eversource, Central Maine Power
Massachusetts Bids Adieu to Northern Pass
Massachusetts revoked its selection of Northern Pass as the sole winner of a massive clean energy solicitation (MA 83D).
Avangrid
ALJ Rules New England Tx Owners’ ROEs not Unjust
A FERC administrative law judge ruled that municipal utilities and commission staff failed to prove that a group of transmission owners’ base return on equity is unjust.
PG&E
PG&E to Seek Storage, EE to Replace Dynegy Plant
Pacific Gas & Electric will seek proposals for up to 45 MW of energy storage, energy efficiency and other resources to replace the aging Dynegy Oakland power plant.
PJM SHs Debate Frequency Response Rules
PJM debated stakeholders over whether existing units should be under the same obligation to provide primary frequency response that FERC ordered for new units.
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: March 22, 2018
PJM stakeholders at the Markets and Reliability Committee meeting endorsed the second phase of an initiative with MISO to address overlapping congestion.
BHI Energy
Del. Group Seeks to Block Artificial Island Project
A Delaware demand-side group has asked the PJM Board of Managers to again suspend the Artificial Island transmission project.
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Berkeley Looks at EVs, Markets, Gas Withholding
Electric vehicles are increasing on California highways, but future growth is dependent on solving critical issues, PUC Commissioner Carla Peterman said.

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