November 28, 2024

Special Reports & Commentary

PJM’s MOPR Quandary: Should States Stay or Should they Go?
RTO Insider held a webinar with regulators from five of PJM’s biggest states to find out how they plan to respond to FERC’s Dec. 19 order expanding MOPR.
Offshore Wind Slogs Forward in Massachusetts
An Environmental Business Council of New England conference on offshore wind came after BOEM announced when it plans to rule on the Vineyard Wind permit.
Gas Going Way of Coal? Not So Fast, Panelists Say
NARUC Winter Policy Summit panelists said the use of natural gas will decline as states electrify buildings and the cost of alternative fuels comes down.
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.

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