February 1, 2025

Energy Market

ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Oct. 13, 2020
ERCOT staff promised to reduce price corrections before asking the Board of Directors to approve a pair of them for two unrelated events.
FERC Rules 8 Years of MISO Resettlements Unnecessary
FERC has allowed MISO to avoid eight years of resettlement work on certain manual dispatches dating back to early 2009.
FERC Accepts PJM 5-minute Pricing Revisions
FERC accepted PJM’s proposed Tariff revisions on fast-start pricing to resolve inaccuracy and dispatch misalignment issues.
FERC: Send Us Your Carbon Pricing Plans
FERC invited states to introduce carbon pricing in wholesale markets but said it had no authority to initiate such programs itself.
Energy Sector Still Grappling with Pandemic Impact
The U.S. energy industry is still wrestling with the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the world nearly nine months ago.
CAISO Adds Scarcity Pricing to Policy ‘Roadmap’
CAISO said it plans to begin a stakeholder initiative on scarcity pricing with an issue paper and formal start in January.
FERC OKs LS Power Acquisitions
FERC approved LS Power’s acquisition of two generating facilities in PJM, rejecting the Independent Market Monitor’s request for behavioral mitigation.
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MISO Market Subcommittee Briefs: Oct. 8, 2020
MISO postponed its attempt to develop modeling software that can accommodate different combinations of combined cycle units.
CAISO Says Constrained Tx Contributed to Blackouts
A report on the causes of California’s August blackouts contends that constrained transmission prevented much needed imports from reaching the state.
Overheard at GCPA Fall Conference 2020
Its spring conference canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, the GCPA virtually gathered 437 participants for its 35th annual Fall Conference.

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