February 23, 2025

reliability-must-run (RMR) agreements

CAISO’s 1st System RMR Agreement Set for Hearing
FERC sent CAISO’s first systemwide RMR agreement to settlement proceedings after the ISO raised questions about the contract's fairness.
CAISO Board Fields RA Measures, Big and Small
CAISO’s board voted to keep a small gas plant operating to and received a briefing on initiatives to revamp the ISO’s resource adequacy construct.
Indiana Regulators Scrutinize Duke Self-commitments
Indiana regulators are collecting information on whether Duke is prudently handling the self-commitments of its coal units in the state.
CAISO Board OKs $141.7M Tx Plan, RMR Contracts
CAISO’s Board of Governors approved $141.7M in transmission spending and reliability-must-run contracts covering three power plants in Central California.
CAISO Board OKs Market Power Mitigation Remedy
CAISO’s Board unanimously approved a proposal to address concerns that the ISO’s market power mitigation rules disincentivize participation in the EIM.
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Stakeholders Push Back Against SPP Retirement Changes
SPP staff are dialing back an ambitious proposal to beef up the analysis behind generator retirements in the face of stakeholder pushback.
NEPOOL Debates Fuel Security, Cost Allocation
The New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) Markets Committee debated ISO-NE’s proposals for conducting fuel security reliability reviews.
CAISO Board OKs RC Rate Plan, RMR Change
CAISO’s push to become a reliability coordinator (RC) passed its first milestone after its Board of Governors approved the proposed rate design.
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CAISO Hits Reset on Backstop Procurement Overhaul
CAISO is going back to the drawing board to overhaul its reliability-must-run (RMR) program, switching to a “holistic” approach.
Mystic Waiver Request Spurs Strong Opposition
Comments filed with FERC indicate most stakeholders oppose ISO-NE’s Tariff waiver request to keep Exelon's Mystic generating station running.

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