November 23, 2024

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Review of PJM Capacity Market Put on Hold
A group seeking a review of the PJM capacity market decided to make revisions before seeking approval of its initiative.
ERCOT Finds No Alternatives to Greens Bayou; RMR Rule Changes Advance
ERCOT will continue its reliability must-run agreement with NRG Energy’s Greens Bayou Unit 5 after a solicitation produced no viable alternatives.
RTO Insider Top 30: Revenues, Earnings Down in Q2
The second quarter wasn’t a great one for most companies in the RTO Insider Top 30, as revenues declined 2% compared with 2015 while profits dropped 15%.
CAISO Study Would ID Gas Generators Vulnerable to Early Retirement
CAISO proposed a study to identify the natural gas-fired units most vulnerable to retirement in its balancing area.
FERC Rejects Ramp Rate Exception in PJM Capacity Rules
FERC rejected the PJM Tariff proposal to exempt some capacity resources from nonperformance charges in capacity performance.
MRC Approves Charter for Seasonal Capacity Effort
PJM members approved a task force seasonal capacity charter to study how resources could be incorporated into Capacity Performance.
UPDATED: The RTO Insider Top 30
We are proud to announce the initiation of the RTO Insider Top 30, the first in what will be a quarterly review of the top publicly traded companies.
Exelon Appeals ISO-NE Zero-Price Offer Requirement
Exelon has asked the D.C. Circuit to overturn two FERC orders that reaffirmed the zero-price offer requirement in ISO-NE. 
FERC Again Rejects Challenge to ISO-NE New Entry Pricing
FERC reaffirmed ISO-NE's new entrant pricing rule, again rejecting complaints that it suppresses capacity prices and discriminates against existing resources.
Duke, ODEC Denied ‘Stranded’ Gas Compensation
FERC rejected requests by two PJM generators seeking the recovery of “stranded” natural gas costs incurred during the polar vortex last year.

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