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By Amanda Durish Cook FERC ruled last week that an existing Montana wind farm awaiting a new interconnection is exempt from a recent commission order requiring all new generators to be capable of providing primary frequency response. The commission’s Nov. 15 ruling said Order 842 does not apply to NaturEner’s...

By Amanda Durish Cook MISO officials say they will follow through on most recommendations in its Independent Market Monitor’s 2017 State of the Market report, although a few suggestions will require more investigation before the RTO can commit to solutions. Jeff Bladen | © RTO Insider “At the highest level,...

By Rory D. Sweeney WILMINGTON, Del. — PJM stakeholders last week endorsed a new rule that is likely to fuel consternation among owners of energy storage participating in the RTO’s regulation market. (See “Regulation,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Oct. 9, 2018.) The rule approved by the Markets and Reliability and...

By Rory D. Sweeney Summer-only Demand Response WILMINGTON, Del. — Stakeholders at last week’s PJM Markets & Reliability and Members committees meeting agreed to fast-track a proposal on demand response so it can potentially become effective in time for the deadlines related to the Base Residual Auction for the 2022/23...

PJM's Chris Pilong | © RTO Insider VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — The Mid-Atlantic region experienced heavy precipitation this summer that was great for hydro generation, PJM staff told attendees at last week’s meeting of the Operating Committee. “The story of this summer has been rain,” PJM’s Chris Pilong said. He...

By Michael Kuser NYISO on Thursday recommended steps to prevent certain wholesale market suppliers, designated as carbon-free in the New York Clean Energy Standard (CES), from collecting double payments for carbon-emission reductions that have already been captured by renewable energy credit contracts. “The idea is to prevent these resources from...

By Amanda Durish Cook MISO last week said its grid can currently sustain 20% renewable penetration without damaging frequency response, the latest findings from its ongoing renewable integration impact study. The RTO in spring published study results showing that increased renewable integration — especially solar generation — will shift peak...

WASHINGTON — Former FERC Chairman Pat Wood III used his keynote speech at last week’s Future Power Markets Summit to “re-serve the Kool-Aid” on the value of competitive markets threatened by state subsidies and the Trump administration’s push for price supports for coal and nuclear generation. He referred to the...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC clarified Friday that its February order requiring new generators to provide primary frequency response did not imply that existing generators are entitled to compensation for providing the service (RM16-6-001). Order 842 required transmission providers to amend their pro forma generator interconnection agreements (GIAs) to require...

By Rory D. Sweeney FERC ruled Monday that PJM's Independent Market Monitor can take part in negotiations over individual generators and doesn't have to stick only to RTO-wide market issues, parting from a federal appeals court ruling on the Monitor’s role (ER18-1226). Bowring at FERC | © RTO Insider The...