October 6, 2024

Special Reports & Commentary

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Overheard at IPPNY 2018 Spring Conference
Industry stakeholders gathered in Albany for the Independent Power Producers of New York (IPPNY) Spring Conference for an update on the rapid changes in the state's grid.
Can RTO Stakeholders Find Consensus on Big Issues?
RTO Insider’s Rich Heidorn Jr. spoke with Christina Simeone of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy about her study on PJM’s governance.
Powelson: ‘Erosion of Confidence’ in Stakeholder Process
FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson said that he sees an “erosion of confidence” in RTO stakeholder processes.
Dominion
Dominion: ‘No Flexibility’ on SCANA Bid
South Carolina legislators continue to maneuver as if there is some room to negotiate the terms of a deal to sell SCANA to Dominion, but Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell emphatically rejected that presumption on a conference call to discuss the company’s Q1 2018 earnings.
Counterflow: The Surreal, the Absurd and the Tragic
Steve Huntoon wants to apologize -- on behalf of FirstEnergy.
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Overheard at the GCPA Spring Conference
The Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA) annual spring conference drew almost 400 attendees to the so-called Energy Capital of the World.
Baker’s Carbon Dividends Plan Reaches Across Aisle
James Baker, an eminent Republican official who served in the Reagan and first Bush administrations, explained his proposed carbon tax at the GCPA spring conference.
Market Monitors Debate Roles, Effectiveness of Programs
Market monitors from the Eastern Interconnection and ERCOT debated their roles in the RTOs they oversee and the need for effective monitoring programs.
RTO CEOs Trade Quips, Thoughts on Future at GCPA
At the Gulf Coast Power Association’s annual spring conference, ERCOT CEO Bill Magness once again moderated a panel of his counterparts from around the country.
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Resilience, Storms, Survival are Topics at New Mexico Forum
The severity of the 2017 hurricane season was a major topic at New Mexico State University’s annual Current Issues Conference this year.

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