November 2, 2024

February 2019

MISO, SPP Seek Coordinated Plan in 2019
SPP and MISO staff and stakeholders recommended performing a coordinated system plan in 2019-20 to study 6 possible sites for transmission projects.
FERC Drops Salem Harbor ‘False Offer’ Case
FERC ended its enforcement action against the Salem Harbor Power Station, dropping allegations that plant operators made ISO-NE supply offers they could not meet.
FERC Accepts ISO-NE Storage Tariff Revisions
FERC accepted rule changes broadening energy storage resources’ ability to provide capacity, energy, and ancillary services in ISO-NE’s markets.
Draft of Pennsylvania Nuke Subsidy Bill Leaked
Pennsylvania lawmakers may create a new tier within the state’s alternative energy program for nuclear power, according to a draft proposal leaked Monday.
MISO to Extend Louisiana SSR Agreement
MISO will keep a system support resource agreement in MISO South intact for another few months while it awaits completion of an area transmission project.
Monitor Asks FERC to Cut PJM Capacity Offer Cap
PJM’s Independent Market Monitor asked FERC to order changes to the RTO’s Capacity Performance assumptions, saying the current rules allow sellers to exercise market power.
FERC Again Rejects CAISO ‘Market Values’ Plan
FERC again rejected CAISO’s proposal to change the way generators register their capabilities with the ISO, denying a plan that could allow participants to exercise market power.
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Feb. 21, 2019
PJM members will vote next month on a proposal to move all MRC and MC meetings to the RTO's Conference and Training Center in Valley Forge, Pa.
Overheard at GCPA MISO South Regional Conference
MISO CEO John Bear opened GCPA’s MISO South Regional Conference with the RTO’s strategic initiatives and the five “500-year” storms it has experienced.
Counterflow: The Test of Time
Steve Huntoon revists his skeptical analyses of Big Transmission, microgrids and grid batteries, with a note about New York energy policy.

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