November 22, 2024

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Overheard at the GCPA 2017 Fall Conference
The Gulf Coast Power Association’s 32nd Annual Fall Conference attracted several hundred attendees to the Texas state capital.
Calpine Going Private in $5.6B Deal
Calpine announced it has agreed to be acquired by Energy Capital Partners and other investors for $5.6 billion in cash.
Q2 2017 Earnings Briefs
Calpine, PG&E and Southern California Edison released their second-quarter earnings results last week.
We Read 79 FERC Comments so You Don’t Have to
Following FERC’s technical conference on tensions between wholesale electric markets and policy initiatives, the commission invited comments on five paths.
NG Lobby Goes on Offensive vs Coal, Nukes
A study released by the American Petroleum Institute said policy makers should seek “reliability attributes,” which natural gas is “relatively advantaged” in.
Power Industry Leaders Debate Responses to Changing Grid
The leaders of Exelon, Linde, American Municipal Power, Calpine and Direct Energy had different takes on changes in the industry at the PJM Annual Meeting.
PJM Reliability Conference Raises Questions; Solutions Elusive
Over 200 stakeholders met to discuss the meaning of reliability on the grid and how to incentivize enhancement via the PJM electricity markets.
NYISO Auction Shows Higher Prices for NYC, Hudson Valley
The NYISO summer 2017 capacity auction results surprised analysts last week with higher-than-expected prices for New York City and the Hudson Valley.
CAISO RMRs Win Board OK, Stakeholders Critical
The CAISO Board of Governors approved an ISO request to designate two Calpine natural gas-fired plants as reliability-must-run (RMR) despite criticism.
CAISO Seeks Reliability Designations for Calpine Peakers
CAISO wants to use reliability-must-run agreements to keep two Calpine plants in Northern California operating after their long-term contracts expire.

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