SPP said it plans to close its Western Energy Imbalance Service, with members joining either its proposed Markets+ program or its Western RTO.

The decades-long move to competitive wholesale and retail electric markets still stirs controversy, but the benefits sway attitudes, former regulators say.

The NYISO BIC approved manual updates required to share Generator Fuel and Emissions Reporting results with all New York transmission operators.

ISO-NE laid out the scope and timing of a project to incorporate ancillary services in the day-ahead energy market for the NEPOOL Markets Committee.

A CAISO market report says high natural gas prices drove a 50% run-up in electricity costs in Q4 2021, hitting the Western Energy Imbalance Market as well.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee approved a request to create a task force to address interconnecting large flexible loads flocking to the state.

NYISO expects by next winter to meet the recommendations made in the joint FERC-NERC report on the February 2021 winter storm in the Midwest and Texas.

Competitive generators and others discussed market changes at the Electric Power Supply Association Competitive Power Summit at the National Press Club.

Two experts on either side of the argument debated how the nascent market will work in practice using several basketball references.

Organized power markets may be more successful at decarbonizing the energy supply, but they face challenges in meeting ambitious policy goals, experts say.