Special Reports & Commentary

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.
California Here We Come?
Witness after witness at the FERC technical conference cited California competitive wholesale markets, often in an unflattering context.
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.
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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Power Markets at Risk from State Actions, Speakers Tell FERC
Speakers told FERC this week that RTO capacity markets are in serious danger from state renewable procurements and subsidies for nuclear plants.
Soapbox: ESA Explains Complaint on ‘Regulatory Dissonance’
The Energy Storage Association explains why it it challenged recent changes to the PJM frequency regulation market before FERC.
State Climate Policies and Markets: Irreconcilable Differences?
Executives from PJM, NYISO and ISO-NE will gather with stakeholders at FERC to seek ways to incorporate policies on greenhouse gases into wholesale markets.

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