Sen. John Boozman introduced legislation that would force the CFTC to grant SPP the same broad regulatory exemptions the commission granted other RTOs.

GridLiance continues to gather up industry expertise, announcing that AEP's J. Calvin Crowder has joined as president of the  company's South Central region.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee agreed on a method for paying lost opportunity costs to generators ordered to ramp down for grid reliability.

ERCOT continues to creep closer to the 50% mark for wind penetration, reaching 48.28% of load on March 23. 

The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee discussed how the ISO and its market participants exchange data and handle changes to data reports.

SPP continues to set records for wind penetration, nearing ERCOT's national record of 45.14%.

Energy storage, demand response and solar have a place alongside wind in the Texas market, speakers at Infocast’s ERCOT Market Summit said last week.

ERCOT said it continues to expect to have sufficient resources to meet projected peak-demand during the spring and summer.

A roundup of news from the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee meeting last week.

Dynegy and Energy Capital Partners are buying 8.7 GW of generation in PJM, ISO-NE and — in a first for Dynegy —  ERCOT.