October 7, 2024

Special Reports & Commentary

Stakeholder Soapbox: Organized Markets for the Future
Rob Gramlich, founder of Grid Strategies, reflects on the recent FERC technical conference and explains his vision of the future for RTOs.
Carbon Adder to Test FERC’s Independence, IPPNY Panelists Say
NYISO’s plan to integrate carbon will test the independence of FERC under President Trump, speakers told the IPPNY 31st Annual Spring Conference.
Duke Angles for More Resource Control amid Declining Profits
Duke Energy reported first-quarter earnings that just missed analyst expectations and said it’s asking North Carolina for more freedom.
Public Interest Groups Cry Foul over Technical Conference, RTO Transparency
Public interest groups say they were shut out of last week’s FERC technical conference on tensions between state energy policies and wholesale markets.
ISO-NE Two-Tier Auction Proposal Gets FERC Airing
ISO-NE presented its proposal for a two-tiered capacity auction that would incorporate state-mandated renewable generation at the FERC technical conference.
RTO Markets at Crossroads, Hobbled FERC Ponders Options
More than 50 stakeholders from PJM, NYISO and ISO-NE made their cases to FERC on how to resolve conflicts between energy policies and wholesale markets.
NYISO Sees Carbon Adder as Way to Link ZECs to Markets
NYISO told FERC it is considering a carbon adder as a means to link the state’s zero-emission credits (ZECs) to its wholesale electric market.
Uncertain Future for MOPR
The minimum offer price rule (MOPR) was a controversial topic at last week’s FERC technical conference.
California Here We Come?
Witness after witness at the FERC technical conference cited California competitive wholesale markets, often in an unflattering context.
PJM Stakeholders Offer Different Takes on Markets’ Viability
In the afternoon of day one of FERC's major technical conference focused on PJM, with CEO Andy Ott, IMM Joe Bowring and state regulators testifying.

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