Reliability

NYISO: Two NRG Plants can Close as Scheduled
NYISO gave NRG Energy a green light to shut down two coal plants in western New York, saying reliability will be maintained through transmission.
Entergy Closing FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in New York
Entergy said Monday it will close the 838-MW James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant by early 2017 due to declining revenues and high operational costs.
MISO Prepared for Winter
MISO is cool and collected heading into the winter, staff told the Markets Committee of the Board of Directors.
Ginna Lifeline to End in 2017; Profits After ‘Unlikely’

The R.E. Ginna nuclear plant and Rochester Gas & Electric have reached an agreement to provide a financial lifeline for the plant through March 2017, 18 months earlier than originally proposed.

FERC Rejects Refund on PJM Polar Vortex Charges
FERC denied Champion Energy Marketing’s request for a $3.1 million refund in PJM uplift charges related to the polar vortex of January 2014.
SPP Task Force Debates CPP Compliance
The SPP Clean Power Plan Review Task Force delved into a recent staff survey of members that asked whether they preferred a rate-based or mass-based compliance approach, along with the pros and cons of each.
ERCOT Releases Updated CPP Analysis
ERCOT released an updated analysis of the Clean Power Plan’s impacts on the Texas grid’s reliability, saying the rule could result in the retirement of at least 4,000 MW of coal-fired generation.
FERC Again Rejects Price Suppression Argument in Ginna Dispute
FERC ruled for the third time that an allegation of “price suppression” was outside of the scope of its review of the proposed RSSA for the R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant.
FERC Jurisdiction over DR in Peril as Supreme Court Splits
The Supreme Court's liberal wing indicated support Wednesday for FERC’s jurisdiction over demand response, but the commission faced harsh questions from conservative Antonin Scalia and swing vote Anthony Kennedy.
PJM
PJM: Artificial Island Cost Allocation Appears ‘Disproportionate’
PJM acknowledged that the cost allocation for its Artificial Island stability fix may “appear disproportionate” but said its hands are tied by cost allocation rules.

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