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The union representing workers at a Massachusetts power plant slated for closure is again asking federal regulators to reconsider its protest of capacity auction results in New England (ER15-1137). Utility Workers Union of America Local 464 last week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rehear its order accepting results...

By Chris O’Malley The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has conditionally granted a request by MISO to create a 10th local resource zone, in Mississippi (ER15-1771). The state currently is part of MISO Zone 9, which also consists of Louisiana and part of Texas. MISO’s Tariff requires that the RTO must...

WILMINGTON, Del. — Members approved changes to Manual 18 necessary to incorporate Capacity Performance in the upcoming Base Residual Auction. The motion passed over one objection and 25 abstentions. PJM officials said stakeholders have expressed concern about approving manual language when some aspects of the new product are still in...

By Chris O’Malley Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan last week joined industrial consumers in calling for changes to MISO's capacity auction rules, while the RTO defended itself, in filings with federal regulators. Madigan MISO’s rules “are no longer just and reasonable and require modification,” Madigan said in comments filed July...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. PJM will delay the transition auctions for the new Capacity Performance regime to comply with a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order that the RTO include demand response and energy efficiency. FERC ruled 4-1 late Wednesday that the auctions, which were set to begin July 27, would...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. PJM told federal regulators last week they should reject requests to incorporate demand response and energy efficiency in upcoming transition auctions for the RTO’s new Capacity Performance regime. But the RTO also offered two alternatives for including DR and EE in the auctions, saying the “less...

Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability Committee on Thursday. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior coverage in RTO Insider.

By William Opalka The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Thursday that a power plant owner must pay unnecessary capacity charges because it failed to correct ISO-NE records before a deadline set by the RTO’s Tariff (EL15-57). GenOn Energy Management, a unit of NRG Energy, asked FERC in April to excuse...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. Members warned PJM officials last week that the way the RTO plans to calculate Capacity Performance could lead generators to ignore dispatch instructions to avoid penalties. PJM expects generators’ output to match their Capacity Performance obligations even at the beginning of a no-notice emergency, leaving no...

By Tom Kleckner SPP will soon file a full report on the Integrated Marketplace’s first year of performance, but its most recent quarterly State of the Market report indicates the market expansion hasn’t affected the fundamental dynamics in the region. Electric prices are continuing to track natural gas prices, and...