Reliability

Cayuga Coal Plant in Jeopardy
The future of the Cayuga coal-fired generator is in jeopardy following the state’s Public Service Commission’s rejection of a natural gas repowering plan.
Supreme Court Offers Little Support to CPV, Md.
Lawyers for Maryland and Competitive Power Ventures got little support from Supreme Court justices during oral arguments in the latest federal-state jurisdiction case Wednesday.
PJM Opens First Reliability Proposal Window of 2016
PJM’s first 2016 proposal window for reliability projects opened Feb. 16 and will close March 17.
NARUC 2016 Winter Meetings Briefs
The Clean Power Plan was the hot topic at the NARUC winter meetings, but attendees also heard discussions about the growth of wind and a debate on capacity markets.
Critics: Koppel Doomsday Scenario Ignores Prep
NARUC ended its winter meetings with an interview of Ted Koppel, whose 2015 book “Lights Out” alleges the U.S. is unprepared for the threat of cyberattacks on the nation’s grid.
NYPSC OKs Ginna Deal
New York regulators OK'd a contract to keep the struggling R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant operating through March 2017.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs
The PJM Operating Committee discussed cold-weather testing and the RTO's upcoming annual security drill.
PJM Asks FERC to Reconsider CP Parameter Rules
PJM and the Independent Market Monitor asked FERC to revise Capacity Performance rules to address concerns that generators might ignore dispatch instructions to avoid penalties.
LOC Rule Sent Back to ERCOT’s Stakeholder Process
The ERCOT board remanded to the TAC a proposal to pay lost opportunity costs to generators ordered to ramp down for grid reliability.
MISO
MISO Reliability Subcommittee Briefs
The MISO Reliability Subcommittee discussed its priorities for 2016 and the System Operation Training Working Group.

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