The newly established Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) governing body kicked off its first meeting last week by electing its leadership.

The SPP Market Monitoring Unit filed its 2015 State of the Market report with FERC, saying the Integrated Marketplace’s second year of operation showed “significant maturing.”

At the MISO Informational Forum, stakeholders were briefed by a special agent from the FBI about cybersecurity threats against the grid.

Critics of a proposal to lower the CAISO energy market bid floor questioned its efficacy in solving the ISO’s increasing intervals of oversupply.

FERC approved rule changes to improve the ability of energy storage resources to participate in CAISO markets.

PJM removed capacity-deficiency and administrative penalties it had proposed for its fuel-cost policy rules; offering a single formula-based one to FERC.

Panelists at the PJM Grid 20/20 summit discussed the challenges of conflicting state public policy, competing interests and the impact on the RTO's competitive markets.

Stakeholders continue to react coolly to PJM's proposed rules for generator fuel-cost policies, saying they are more punitive than incentivizing.

PJM’s Market Monitor made new recommendations for the energy, capacity and ancillary services markets in its 2nd quarter State of the Market Report.

The PJM Market Implementation Committee discussed rules for releasing excess capacity, a plan to “un-nest” operating parameters and spot-in transmission from NYISO.