January 19, 2025

reliability-must-run (RMR) agreements

PJM
PJM Whitepaper to Highlight Future RA Concerns
New capacity being installed on PJM’s grid may not keep pace with rate of retirements and accelerating load growth, according to a pending PJM whitepaper.
Constellation Energy
Narrow Set of Options for Retaining Everett LNG Terminal
The fate of the LNG import terminal in Everett, Mass., has come into increasingly sharp focus in the last few months.
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CAISO Extends RMR Contracts for Gas Plants
The CAISO Board of Governors approved the renewal of reliability-must-run agreements for four small aging gas plants it says are needed for grid reliability.
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PJM Operating Committee Briefs: July 14, 2022
PJM's Operating Committee advanced plans to ease the scheduling of network service and manual language for hybrid resources.
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NERC Chief: ‘Longer, Deeper, Broader’ Weather Presents New Reliability Challenges
Extreme weather events have brought “extraordinary clarity” about reliability risks posed by climate change, NERC CEO Jim Robb told an EPSA conference.
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FERC Lowers ROE for Exelon’s Mystic Plant to 9.19%
FERC voted 3-1 to reduce the base return on equity for Exelon’s Mystic Generating Station as part of its reliability-must-run agreement with ISO-NE.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DOE Orders CAISO Emergency Reliability Measures
CAISO asked the Department of Energy to allow six gas generators to operate for grid reliability while potentially exceeding pollution limits.
Union of Concerned Scientists
CAISO Seeks DOE Emergency Reliability Order
CAISO asked the Department of Energy  to allow six gas generators to operate for grid reliability while potentially exceeding pollution limits.
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CAISO Urges Less Clothes to Avoid Blackouts
CAISO governors encouraged Californians to wear lighter clothing and turn up thermostats as a way to prevent capacity shortfalls this summer.
FERC OKs CAISO RMR Agreement for 27.5-MW Plant
FERC approved a settlement between CAISO and the operator of the aging 27.5-MW Channel Islands cogeneration facility over a reliability must-run agreement.

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