The NYISO Management Committee approved a mandatory black start requirement in the Consolidated Edison territory, despite opposition by generators.

At FERC's uplift hearing, PJM was a target for criticism from market participants smarting over the $600 million uplift bill from January’s polar vortex.

Some areas of New York could face transmission violations as soon as next year and capacity shortages are likely by 2019, according to NYISO.

PJM has consistently had among the highest uplift rates among RTOs and ISOs, according to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report released last week.

Senators from New York are angry over Cheryl LaFleur’s support for the NYISO’s creation of a capacity zone in the Lower Hudson Valley that has led to increases in prices.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Department of Energy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Reliability Corp.

Our summary of issues discussed and voted on at the PJM MRC and MC on Thursday, 6/26/14 with no surprises or lengthy debate.

After a record-breaking winter in which it narrowly avoided load shedding, PJM says it is confident it can keep air conditioners running this summer. But forward prices suggests costs may be higher than last year.

PJM is proposing a MISO scheduling product similar to the PJM-NYISO CTS solution that has conditional FERC approval to facilitate interchange optimization.

A look at how MISO and the Northeast RTOs are planning to cope with winter 2014-15.