Special Reports & Commentary

Overheard at the Infocast ERCOT Market Summit
Infocast’s annual ERCOT Market Summit once again featured panel discussions on market reform, grid resiliency and resource adequacy.
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Overheard at ISO-NE’s Consumer Liaison Group Meeting
More than 100 people gathered at the ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group to discuss the rapid changes overtaking New England’s electricity market.
Overheard at NARUC Winter Policy Meetings
Resilience, pipelines and PURPA topped the discussions at the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners’ (NARUC) winter meetings.
Expert Sees ‘Extreme Uptick’ in Cyber Attacks on Utilities
Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee told NARUC that hackers targeting the U.S. electric industry are growing more numerous and more skilled.
FERC Rules to Boost Storage Role in Markets
FERC ordered RTOs and ISOs to revise their tariffs to allow energy storage resources full access to their markets.
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OMS Board of Directors Briefs: Feb. 13, 2018
The Organization of MISO States’ Board of Directors met at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ annual meeting.
LNG Exporter not Concerned with ‘Momentary’ Glut
Tellurian is not concerned about fears of LNG oversupply, an official told the Gulf Coast Power Association’s MISO South regional conference.
Powelson, Regulators Talk Resiliency, Slam DOE NOPR
Regulators from Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana competed to heap scorn on Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s bid to boost coal and nuclear plants.
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Overheard at GCPA MISO South Conference
Competitive transmission, hurricane forecasts and maximum generation alerts were among the topics at the GCPA MISO South regional conference.
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Stakeholder Soapbox: Bomb Cyclone Shows Need for Coal Fleet
Paul Bailey, CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, argues that the severe winter weather last month demonstrates the continued need for coal-fired generation.

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