October 6, 2024

Commentary

Electric Cars – Three Ugly Facts
Steven Huntoon argues that while seemingly appealing, electric cars have more downsides than ups.
LED Kills the Edison Star
In his debut column for RTO Insider, Steve Huntoon explains why LED bulbs are having a bigger impact on the wholesale energy markets than rooftop solar.
Stakeholder Soapbox: The Case for Seasonal Resources in PJM
Rockland Electric argues that the PJM proposal to allow aggregation of seasonal resources won't help demand response and solar resources.
Stakeholder Soapbox: The Ripple Effects of Subsidizing Monopolies
The Environmental Defense Fund's Dick Munson argues against state regulators providing subsidies to companies to prop up their failing generating assets.
FERC’s Artful Balance: Price Formation and Consumer Protection that Works
The FERC proposal to apply a new offer cap construct uniformly across the markets is a good and fair solution, ConEdison argues.
Stakeholder Soapbox: Most Important Energy Numbers from 2015
Direct Energy's Aaron Tinjum assembled some of the most telling energy statistics to help highlight some of the year’s biggest energy trends.
RTOs: ‘A Form Between Government and Business’
A 2007 article in the Energy Law Journal by Michael H. Dworkin and Rachel Aslin Goldwasser gave perhaps the definitive answer of what an RTO is.
ISO-NE and NEPOOL on Transparency
ISO-NE and the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) bar the public and the press from virtually all of their stakeholder meetings.
OPINION: Why RTO Transparency Matters
The mission of RTO Insider is to provide an accurate account of the stakeholder debates to help those outside the room monitor issues that matter to them.
Stakeholder Soapbox: Why PJM’s Capacity Performance Isn’t Good for the Markets
PJM's Capacity Performance market structure, approved by FERC, is both over-priced and unlikely to achieve its intended results, says Direct Energy.

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