January 16, 2025

Energy Market

MISO
MISO in June: Unchanged Pricing, Lower Peak than Expected
June brought a 2-GW lower peak than anticipated and unchanged real-time and fuel prices from last year, MISO said in a monthly operations report.
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PJM MRC Briefs: July 24, 2024
The PJM MRC endorsed one of two proposals to revise how the RTO uses reserve resources, approving a deployment scheme where instructions are sent by basepoints, while rejecting a parallel proposal to grant operators the ability to dynamically increase market procurements.
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New Western ‘Regional Organization’ Could be Folsom-based
The new "RO" envisioned by the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative might be based near CAISO’s headquarters in Folsom, Calif., according to a straw proposal.
MISO
FERC Requires More Intel on MISO’s New Capacity Accreditation Method
FERC said it needs more explanation behind MISO’s plan to use a capacity accreditation that would accredit resources based on a combination of their projected availability and historical performance during periods of high system risk.
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NW Senators Urge BPA to Delay Day-ahead Market Decision
The senators representing Oregon and Washington urged the agency to delay its decision to join a Western day-ahead electricity market until developments play out further around SPP’s Markets+ and CAISO’s EDAM.
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FERC Ends Section 206 Proceeding for New Brunswick Energy Marketing
FERC ruled that New Brunswick Energy Marketing does not appear to have horizontal market power in the New Brunswick balancing authority area, concluding a Section 206 proceeding that came out of a failed market share screening test.
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FERC Accepts NYISO Capacity Accreditation Changes, with 1-Year Delay
FERC approved NYISO’s proposed tariff revisions to more accurately accredit natural gas resources’ capacity, but the commission delayed their implementation until 2026.
CAISO
CAISO Advances Pathways Initiative ‘Step 1’ Proposal to Board Vote
CAISO will recommend its board approve a proposal to eventually give the WEM Governing Body increased authority over both the Western EIM and EDAM.
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NRDC: Coal Plants Squeezing Out Cheaper Resources in MISO Market
Coal plants in the Central U.S. are elbowing out lower-cost, cleaner generation and have collected more than $1 billion in uneconomic payments over a three-year span, the Natural Resources Defense Council said in a new report.
NYISO
NYISO BIC/OC Briefs: July 2024
NYISO’s Business Issues and Operating committees met to discuss and vote on updates to the ISO’s Ancillary Services manual.

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