A FERC proceeding seeking approval to purchase an old oil-fired power plant in southern Maryland has drawn multiple protests because its buyer wants to co-locate a data center.

Vistra’s acquisition of Cogentrix Public Utilities would increase market power and could undermine competition in ISO-NE and PJM, market monitors for the RTOs argued.

Concerned its restart of the former Three Mile Island nuclear plant could be delayed for years, Constellation Energy is asking FERC for waivers to parts of PJM’s tariff.

A sitting state commissioner and two former regulators have asked MISO to publicly share any information it might gather on its Independent Market Monitor’s possible involvement in a five-state complaint against the RTO’s long-range transmission planning.

MISO’s maximum generation emergency event during a harsh winter featured under-forecast demand, issues with pricing software and day-ahead models so bogged down by complexity that they took longer to solve.

The MISO independent market monitor is just that — independent, writes Bill Malcolm. "He should not be shown the door but should be allowed to continue to do his job and also to talk to state regulators who seek his advice."

A new group formed to represent electric ratepayer interests has raised questions about interactions between MISO’s Independent Market Monitor and the state regulatory agencies seeking to overturn the RTO’s $22 billion long-range transmission portfolio through a FERC complaint.

FERC rejected a complaint from the PJM Independent Market Monitor asking it to determine the RTO holds the authority to deny transmission service for large loads that cannot be reliably served/

PJM and the Independent Market Monitor are drafting proposals to rework the RTO’s reserve market.

PJM, Voltus and the RTO’s Independent Market Monitor presented proposals to establish penalties for demand response and price-responsive demand resources that fail to perform during a pre-emergency load management event.