October 3, 2024

Special Reports & Commentary

Overheard at GCPA’s Annual MISO South Conference
GCPA’s seventh annual MISO South Regional Conference drew 175 attendees to New Orleans for discussions on resource needs and transmission planning.
Energy Storage: All Grown Up?
About 200 people attended the Energy Storage Association's annual Policy Forum at the National Press Club in D.C.
Interregional Projects May Become Reality for SPP, MISO
MISO and SPP are optimistic the RTOs will finally agree on an interregional transmission project, they said at GCPA's 7th annual MISO South Conference.
Spotty EV Growth, TOU Enrollment Challenges States
State regulators at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit remain upbeat about the potential for electric vehicles to help decarbonization efforts.
PJM Seeks to Quell ‘Inflammatory’ Exit Talks
A top PJM official sought to quell concerns over an exodus from the RTO in response to FERC’s controversial order expanding the minimum offer price rule.
Glick Warns Capacity Rules Putting RTOs ‘in Peril’
FERC Commissioner Richard Glick said he thinks the commission needs to revisit capacity markets or risk putting “in peril the future of RTOs in general.”
Sugg Prepares to Take ‘Dream Job’ at SPP
Barbara Sugg is balancing her time as she prepares to become SPP's new CEO and the only female chief executive of a North American grid operator.
CCA Summit Explores Storage Options
The California Energy Commission is funding pilot programs for energy storage systems that go well beyond lithium-ion batteries, the summit heard.
SPP Names Nickell COO, Adds Board Member
SPP promoted Lanny Nickell to chief operating officer and members elected Bronwen Bastone to the Board of Directors.
Soapbox: Consumers Win in Competitive Markets
LS Power argues that FERC's recent order on PJM's capacity market is not an attack on renewables and doesn't unfairly advantages fossil fuels like coal.

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