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Energy Policy Debates Take Center Stage at gridCONNEXT Conference
Attendees at the gridCONNEXT conference, including the acting under secretary of energy and U.S. representatives, debated federal energy policy.
Costs of ISO-NE Day-ahead Ancillary Services Higher than Expected
ISO-NE’s new day-ahead ancillary services market added about $258 million in incremental costs between March and August, equal to 7.6% of total energy market costs.
What is the Outlook for Batteries in PJM?
For the first time in PJM history, the market signal for flexible capability such as battery storage is strong, consistent and grounded in clear system need, says Ali Karimian of GridBeyond.
ANOPR Reply Comments Offer Differing Paths for FERC Action on Large Loads
Reply comments to the Department of Energy’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to FERC on large loads offered differing paths for the commission to potentially take.
MISO Launches 2nd Review of Long-range Tx Project for Cost Overruns
MISO opened another review of a second project from its first long-range transmission plan portfolio, prompted again by construction cost overruns.
Louisiana Gen Co. First to Lodge Complaint Over MISO Auction Error and Price Corrections
Louisiana-based power generator Pelican Power is the first to register a complaint over MISO’s yearslong miscalculation in its capacity auctions in an effort to stop the RTO’s retroactive pricing corrections.
ISO-NE Talks CAR Gas Constraints, Seasonal Risk Split, Impact Analysis
ISO-NE continued work on the second phase of its Capacity Auction Reform project, discussing modeling of the region’s gas constraints, seasonal auction design and its approach to evaluating the impacts of the auction changes.
CAISO, SPP Explore Using Existing Tools to Manage DAM Seams
CAISO and SPP have made “significant progress” on adapting existing tools to tackle seams between the two entities’ respective day-ahead markets, according to a CAISO representative.
SPP Board OKs Updated 2025 Transmission Plan
SPP’s Board of Directors approved an updated assessment of the RTO’s 2025 transmission plan that corrects two minor errors and will re-evaluate a third project recently designated as a competitive upgrade.
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