December 24, 2024

Capacity Market

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PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Dec. 18, 2024
The PJM stakeholders have endorsed changes to accounting of demand response in load forecasts, among other actions.
Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Shelves PCM Design Over Lack of Benefits
Texas regulators shelved the market design they once favored, agreeing with staff's recommendation that the performance credit mechanism results in “minimal” additional resource adequacy value.
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MISO Closing in on New LMR Accreditation
MISO said it will finalize an availability-based accreditation for nearly 12 GW of load-modifying resources over the first quarter of 2025 ahead of a filing with FERC.
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FERC Seeks Nearly $1B in Penalties from EE Provider in MISO, PJM
FERC has ordered American Efficient to defend its energy efficiency programs in PJM and MISO or pay a $722 million penalty and return $253 million in profits to ratepayers.
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Voltus Seeks Ability to Replace Customers in MISO DR Aggregations
Voltus filed a complaint at FERC over MISO's interpretation of a recent rule change that led the grid operator to stop accepting replacements for customers who sign up to provide demand response but retire.
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MISO Estimates Solar Fleet will be 12 GW by Winter’s End
MISO expects its in-service solar capacity to grow to 12 GW by the end of winter, a 50% increase over its existing fleet.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Dec. 4, 2024
PJM's Adam Keech told the Market Implementation Committee the RTO plans to file governing document revisions with FERC to expand the requirement that resources must offer into the capacity market to also apply to all resources holding capacity interconnection rights.
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FERC Upholds MISO Sloped Demand Curve, Lets Opt-out Provision Stand
FERC was not persuaded by environmental nonprofits, utilities nor Mississippi regulators to order MISO to rework the sloped demand curve it’s been cleared to use in the spring capacity auction.
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Environmental Nonprofits Argue MISO’s New Capacity Accreditation Missing Key Detail
Four environmental nonprofits insist MISO’s recently approved capacity accreditation is incomplete unless the RTO details how it will conduct its loss of load modeling the new approach relies upon.
Pennsylvania PUC
Pennsylvania PUC Examines PJM’s Tightening Reserve Margin
Pennsylvania regulators hosted several panels to discuss PJM's tightening reserve margins and how the PUC should respond to the situation, which at least promises more high prices in the near future before new supplies can come online.

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