Reliability

Plan Would Pay NY Nuclear Plants for Zero Emissions
Upstate nuclear power plants would earn extra payments for emissions-free energy under a New York PSC staff proposal announced Thursday.
DC Circuit Rejects Stay on Clean Power Plan
By Rich Heidorn Jr. WASHINGTON — The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a request to stay the implementation of EPA’s Clean Power Plan while...
Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs
The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee discussed the RTO's settlement with MISO, multiple proposed transmission projects and the decrease in reliability violations.
Infrastructure Moves to Forefront in New England
Infrastructure expansion has been the dominant theme in New England in recent years, and 2016 appears to be no different.
Transmission, REV Dominate NYISO’s Landscape

Transmission upgrades dominated activity in the NYISO footprint in 2015 and promise to occupy headlines in 2016.

FERC Asked to Toss Huntley RMR Agreement
The New York PSC said FERC should reject the proposal made by NRG Energy to keep the 380-MW Huntley plant in Tonawanda operating.
FERC Allows CAISO EIM to Identify Adjacent Capacity
CAISO told FERC that its software’s inability to recognize available balancing capacity was creating false scarcity in the market.
PJM General Session Discusses Emerging Threats
Three speakers talked about their work protecting the grid from natural and manmade threats at Terry Boston's last PJM General Session.
NYPSC Directs NYISO to Seek Tx Bids
The NYPSC declared a public policy need for $1.2 billion in transmission upgrades and recommended finalists to make competitive bids to NYISO.
NRG Seeks Change on Huntley Reliability Contract
NRG said that it may only need to continue operating one of the two units at the Huntley plant.

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