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By Ted Caddell CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A dispute between North Carolina’s governor and a veteran state scientist over Duke Energy’s coal ash practices has exploded into the public, with the scientist’s boss resigning in protest. McCrory Source: North Carolina State Gov. The state epidemiologist, Dr. Megan Davies, resigned Wednesday...

By Peter Key and Rory D. Sweeney VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — PJM and NYISO held a joint meeting on Monday to get stakeholder feedback on their effort to replace a decades-old power-flow protocol. The RTOs must have a new protocol in place next May when Consolidated Edison terminates a “wheel”...

By Suzanne Herel The PJM Board of Managers has approved more than $636 million in transmission investments, including a $320 million market efficiency project — the RTO's largest ever — designed to ease congestion at the AP South interface. That project alone is predicted to save customers $622 million over 15...

The Organization of PJM States Inc. has adopted a resolution urging the PJM Board of Managers to instruct staff to develop market rules “which optimize the participation and value of demand response” in the wholesale markets. The resolution, sent to CEO Andy Ott on July 29, notes that 10,348 MW...

By Rory D. Sweeney Years in the making, a settlement between PJM and transmission owners over the RTO’s procedure for allocating the costs of major transmission projects is receiving criticism from stakeholders that say they weren’t invited to the table. The case has dragged on for nearly a decade, with...

By Suzanne Herel The PJM Board of Managers has suspended the controversial Artificial Island transmission project pending a “comprehensive” staff analysis to be completed by February, at which time it will decide a course of action, CEO Andy Ott said in a letter to stakeholders Friday. “It has become evident...

By Amanda Durish Cook MISO and PJM are seeking to hammer out new joint operating agreement language that would allow accelerated approval of short-term projects intended to relieve congestion at the RTOs’ seams before advancing further on a joint study that would identify potential projects. MISO engineer Adam Solomon said...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — PJM’s Capacity Performance rules got little love last week during a panel discussion on the role of states versus markets in procuring electric generation. Clements © RTO Insider Other Eastern RTO capacity markets and New York’s planned nuclear subsidies also came under fire...

WILMINGTON, Del. — PJM needs to increase its fees to cover rising expenses and rebuild its diminishing operating reserve, officials told the Members Committee on Thursday. Staff presented a first reading on five options for revising the administrative rate used to collect fees from members and market participants. PJM is...

By Suzanne Herel WILMINGTON, Del. — PJM stakeholders rejected a pair of dueling measures Thursday, leaving a new senior task force to decide whether to reconsider a formula key to calculating nonperformance penalties under the new Capacity Performance rules. The sector-weighted votes capped more than an hour of heated discussion...