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MISO Steering Committee Briefs
The MISO Steering Committee approved by consent a bundle of largely unchanged charters for six working groups and subcommittees.
FERC to Examine RTO Rules for Energy Storage
FERC is seeking comment on if, when and how energy storage can participate in the wholesale energy markets, questioning whether RTOs’ rules are creating barriers for the resource
MISO Stakeholders Provide Ideas on Incorporating Storage
MISO stakeholders are asking the RTO to think more broadly about how energy storage technologies can participate in its markets.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs
The NYISO Management Committee discussed the record-breaking demand for natural gas last winter, as well as a new method for setting the ISO's demand curve.
PJM Markets and Reliability and Members Committees Briefs
A summary of measures approved and issues discussed by the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees on March 31, 2016.
PJM Markets and Reliability and Members Committees Preview
Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC and MC on 3/31/16. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and time of discussion.
Company Briefs
This week's company briefs include news on TransCanada, Columbia Gas, Calpine, Alevo, Cleco, Peabody Energy.
FERC: Cheap Gas Drove down Electricity Prices in 2015
On-peak day-ahead electricity prices in the U.S. were down 27 to 35% in 2015 due to cheap natural gas, FERC staff said in its State of the Markets report.
FERC Declines Rehearing in Decade-Old MISO Pricing Dispute
FERC declined MISO’s request to reconsider a refund order stemming from transmission pricing complaints filed by DTE Energy more than a decade ago.
CAISO Tariff Change Would Extend Market to DER
A new CAISO Tariff provision would enable rooftop solar and other small distributed energy resources (DER) to participate in the markets.

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