December 26, 2024

Potomac Economics

Potomac Economics
NYISO Over-crediting Poorly Performing Units’ Capacity, Monitor Says
NYISO is qualifying generation units for meeting their reserve requirements even though they fail to provide adequate reserves during normal market operations.
S&P Global
NYISO Monitor: Freezing Weather Could Threaten Eastern NY Reliability
Gas supply to Eastern New York could be limited during freezing weather because demand may exceed interstate pipeline capacity, NYISO’ stakeholders were told.
FERC
States Urge More Transparency on Tx Planning, Independent Monitors
State regulators and consumer advocates urged FERC to order increased oversight over transmission owners' planning and spending.
Storage Underestimated in NYISO ‘Outlook,’ MMU Says
NYISO’s long-term planning forecast underestimates the role of merchant storage and increases the apparent need for transmission, according to the ISO’s MMU.
© RTO Insider LLC
Battle Lines Drawn on FERC Tx Planning NOPR
Commenters disagreed over FERC’s proposed transmission planning rules, sparring over its 20-year planning horizon and reinstatement of the federal ROFR.
© RTO Insider LLC
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 21, 2022
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has resolved one of two contentious issues between staff and stakeholders, setting the other aside for the time being.
Potomac Economics
MISO Warming to Patton’s Sloped Demand Curve
MISO's board may be coming around to the idea of using a sloped demand curve to price capacity as the RTO confronts the possibility of resource shortages.
Potomac Economics
IMM: ERCOT Conservative Operations ‘Not Compatible’ with Energy-Only Market
In its State of the Market report, ERCOT's Market Monitor said the grid operator's conservative operations approach undermines the energy-only market’s design.
Potomac Economics
NYISO Monitor Proposes Capacity Pricing Overhaul
Potomac Economics is recommending that NYISO take a comprehensive approach to lowering the costs of satisfying the grid’s needs and improving incentives.
EIA
FERC Denies Rehearing, Clarifies Order 881 on Line Ratings
FERC denied rehearing requests from transmission providers and others on Order 881.

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