November 27, 2024

Ancillary Services

ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
The ERCOT Board of Directors approved extending an RMR contract with NRG Energy for its Greens Bayou Unit 5 plant in the Houston area.
Lawyers Take an Economics Class: Capacity Markets vs. Scarcity Pricing
Four Ph.Ds. joined in a tag-team debate on the virtues of scarcity pricing versus capacity markets in a panel discussion cum economics seminar at the Energy Bar Association’s Annual Meeting.
ERCOT IMM: Low Gas Prices Reduce Costs, Revenue
Cheap natural gas pushed ERCOT's energy costs and congestion revenue to record lows in 2015, the IMM reported in his state of the market report.
FERC Approves 1st Storage GIA in MISO
FERC approved a generator interconnection agreement for Indianapolis Power & Light’s Harding Street Station Battery Energy Storage System.
SPP Squelching MMU Independence, Former Monitors Say
SPP has interfered with the autonomy of its internal MMU, according to two former monitors who say they were fired for voicing their concerns.
ERCOT Stakeholders Reject Ancillary Service Revisions
ERCOT members voted down the ISO’s attempt to salvage a revision request that would have replaced several ancillary services with new products.
PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Briefs
A summary of measures approved and issues discussed by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee on May 26, 2016.
ISO-NE: Power Prices Fell by One-Third Last Year
Prices dropped more than $22/MWh to $41, according to the 2015 Annual Markets Report by the Internal Market Monitor of ISO-NE.
PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Preview
A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee.
Retiring PJM Board Members Reminisce
Retiring PJM board members Jean Kinsey and Richard Lahey marked their final Annual Meeting with reminiscences.

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