Winter grid operations in Southern California are unlikely to be compromised by natural gas pipeline restrictions due to the shutdown of Aliso Canyon.

PJM removed capacity-deficiency and administrative penalties it had proposed for its fuel-cost policy rules; offering a single formula-based one to FERC.

ISO-NE presented five resource scenarios it will evaluate in its 2016 Economic Study at the Planning Advisory Committee last week.

Increased natural gas prices and congestion in MISO South boosted energy prices 23% in June, the RTO reported in an Informational Forum.

A federal judge’s ruling striking down regulations on fracking on federal lands will save operators almost $100k/well, per an industry-sponsored analysis.

The MISO Independent Market Monitor, David Patton, added eight new recommendations in his 2015 State of the Market Report.

PSEG and NextEra petitioned FERC to block New England states’ efforts to have electric ratepayers underwrite the cost of expanded natural gas pipelines.

CAISO transmission planning staff  proposed studies on the implications of gas shortages on grid reliability.

Constitution Pipeline denied allegations made by the New York attorney general  that it encouraged illegal tree cutting by landowners in defiance of a FERC prohibition.

NERC released a short-term special assessment that highlighted the reliability risks created by increased dependence on natural gas