November 21, 2024

Capacity Market

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Panels Debate PJM Capacity Market Design at OPSI Annual Meeting
Panels during the OPSI Annual Meeting discussed the 2025/26 capacity auction yielding an eightfold jump in prices, as well as possible changes to the subsequent auction.
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Future of Power Markets Discussed at Aurora Energy Conference
The Inflation Reduction Act and other policies have made the U.S. into one of the most attractive places to invest in clean energy, but completing the energy transition will require additional advances, according to panelists at the Aurora Energy Transition Forum.
NYISO
NYISO Monitor Highlights Gap Between Planning, Market Requirements
NYISO's transmission planning requirements result in a need for more capacity than is required in the ISO’s market rules, according to Potomac Economics, the Market Monitoring Unit.
PJM
PJM MRC/MC Preview: Oct. 30, 2024
Listed are the agenda items scheduled to be brought to a vote at the upcoming PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings.
EDP Renewables
FERC Approves New MISO Probabilistic Capacity Accreditation
FERC authorized MISO’s move to a capacity accreditation method that blends probabilistic availability with historical unit performance.
PJM
PJM Market Monitor Releases Second Section of 2025/26 Capacity Auction Report
The second leg of the Independent Market Monitor's analysis on PJM's 2025/26 Base Residual Auction looked at the impact of not counting reliability-must-run resources as capacity, paired with several other factors.
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Stakeholders Divided on PJM Proposal to Expedite High-capacity Generation
PJM's proposal to create an expedited interconnection process for high capacity factor generation would seek to add gigawatts of capacity by fast-tracking studies on around 100 projects.
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ISO-NE Refines Scope, Schedule for Capacity Auction Reforms
ISO-NE is not planning to pursue the development of simultaneously clearing seasonal capacity auctions as part of its capacity auction reform project.
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New England Generators Protest ISO-NE Financial Assurance Changes
A recently filed proposal by ISO-NE to increase the collateral requirements for generators with capacity supply obligations has received strong pushback from the New England Power Generators Association.
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PJM MIC Briefs: Oct. 9, 2024
PJM has proposed changes to the demand response availability window, which determines when the curtailment capability is evaluated as accredited capacity and expected to be online for dispatch.

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