February 1, 2025

Ancillary Services

FERC Probing NextEra Wind Farm’s Reactive Power Rates
FERC said NextEra’s Crystal Lake II wind farm in Iowa may be improperly including O&M costs and transmission-related expenses in its reactive power rates.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Comm. Briefs: Sept. 23, 2020
ERCOT staff told stakeholders they are working to reduce errors following two recent unrelated events that led to price corrections and resettlements.
NEPOOL Markets Committee Briefs: Sept. 8, 2020
The Markets Committee heard an update on ISO-NE’s next Order 841 compliance filing and its proposal to sunset the Forward Reserve Market.
NYISO Looks at Pricing Supplemental Reserves
NYISO is preparing to be able to adapt its reserve requirements quickly to a changing resource mix by procuring supplemental reserves.
Theories Abound over California Blackouts Cause
Observers cited dependence on imports, underperformance of natural gas and wind, and market manipulation as possible causes of California’s recent blackouts.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Aug. 11, 2020
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness told the board that load has begun to return to pre-COVID-19 levels, as evidenced by energy usage in June and July.
NYISO Moves Forward on EAS Projects
NYISO continues to advance its Grid in Transition agenda, moving ahead with some energy and ancillary services projects while suspending or combining others.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Aug. 6, 2020
The PJM Operating Committee endorsed changes to Manual 1 to expand the use of synchrophasors and make them a requirement for certain projects under the RTEP.
Mass. Nixes Separate Offshore Tx RFP
Massachusetts officials will not require utilities to solicit proposals for an independent transmission network for the 1,600 MW of offshore wind energy already procured, but recommended bundling transmission in its next OSW solicitation.
FERC OKs 2 Changes from SPP’s HITT Work
FERC accepted SPP Tariff revisions implementing recommendations from the RTO’s stakeholders on fast-start resources and ramping products.

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