October 6, 2024

Special Reports & Commentary

PJM
Stakeholder Soapbox: REVing up our Wholesale Power Markets
Glen Thomas, president of PJM Power Providers Group, argues that a re-examination of RTOs' wholesale energy markets is long overdue.
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Overheard at Infocast’s Texas Renewable Energy Summit
Infocast Texas Renewable Energy Summit attendees heard discussions on the challenges ERCOT faces in building transmission and ensuring grid reliability.
PJM Defends Resilience Focus as Pre-emptive, not Excessive
PJM continued its effort to convince stakeholders of the wisdom of investing in system resilience at its Grid 20/20 conference.
PJM Grid 20/20 Debates Meaning of Resilience
The term "resilience" can mean many different things to different sectors, as discussions at PJM's Grid 20/20 conference demonstrated.
Analysts Debate Potential Vistra Coal Retirements
Vistra Energy’s acknowledgement last month that it may retire some of its coal fleet sparked a debate at Infocast’s Texas Renewable Energy Summit.
GE Power Pitches its Global Perspective to IPPNY
At the IPPNY Fall Conference, a GE Power exec argued that companies should focus on making their generators more efficient rather than building new.
Overheard at the IPPNY Fall Conference
New York state’s renewable procurement, New York City’s carbon reduction plan and offshore wind were among the topics at the 32nd IPPNY Fall Conference.
NYPSC Chair Promises ‘Continuity’ on State Energy Policies
New York’s top energy regulator told the Independent Power Producers of New York that he will offer a steady hand in a time of dramatic change.
Vogtle, the Law of Holes, and Two Modest Proposals
Columnist Steve Huntoon breaks down where the Vogtle nuclear power plant project went wrong and offers suggestions for rectifying the situation.
Overheard at the GCPA SPP Regional Conference
Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath cut attendance to the Gulf Coast Power Association’s fourth annual SPP Regional Conference by nearly 20%.

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