December 26, 2024

David Patton

Coal Org Pushes Back on Self-Commit Study
America’s Power has countered a Union of Concerned Scientists analysis claiming coal plant self-commitments are unnecessarily costing ratepayers millions.
NEPOOL Participants Comm. Briefs: June 23-24, 2020
ISO-NE Monitor David Patton presented his 2019 assessment of the RTO, comparing its markets with others in the East and making several recommendations.
IMM Issues 5 Recs in MISO State of the Market Report
MISO’s Monitor issued five new recommendations in its annual State of the Market report, focusing on seams and efficient use of the transmission system.
MISO Records Mild Winter
The tamest winter in recent memory brought no emergencies for MISO, though the RTO’s South region was the subject of three weather-related alerts.
FERC Rejects MISO Expansion of Market Mitigation
FERC rejected MISO’s bid to expand its Independent Market Monitor’s physical withholding mitigation to include non-capacity resources.
NEPOOL Markets Committee Briefs: Jan. 28, 2020
ISO-NE’s External Market Monitor presented the NEPOOL Markets Committee a design for mitigating market power in the day-ahead ancillary services market.
Stakeholder Soapbox: Is MISO Really an ‘Independent’ System Operator?
Mark Volpe, CEO of the Coalition of Midwest Power Producers, argues MISO's deference to incumbent transmission operators is driving merchant generation out.
ISO-NE IMM Details Market Power Concerns on ESI
Both ISO-NE's external and internal market monitors endorsed major portions of the RTO’s Energy Security Improvements plan.
MISO Monitor Sees Lower Margin for Summer
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has a different opinion of the RTO’s summer supply picture three weeks into the season.
NEPOOL Participants Comm. Briefs: June 25-27, 2019
A new effort by the New England Power Pool could give ISO-NE’s most “senior” board members a longer shot at keeping their positions.

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