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AUSTIN, Texas — ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee last week rejected a request to allow economic dispatch of reliability-must-run (RMR) units over the objections of the ISO’s Independent Market Monitor and several of its Houston-area market participants. NRG Texas drafted nodal protocol revision request 784, which addresses how RMR units are...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Present and former regulators debated the costs and benefits of rooftop solar and the pros and cons of net metering in a spirited discussion at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners summer conference last week. Cucchetti © RTO Insider Charles Cicchetti, former...

By Robert Mullin Edison International is maneuvering to capitalize on California’s effort to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals and encourage the use of distributed energy resources. The 2018-2019 rate case for subsidiary Southern California Edison will include a capital spending request “designed to help California achieve its low-carbon policy...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is now the lead agency backing a proposed 90-MW offshore wind development south of Long Island. “Offshore wind is clearly a critical part to achieving Gov. [Andrew] Cuomo’s clean energy agenda of achieving 50% by 2030. The numbers offshore are huge,...

By William Opalka ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Public Service Commission on Monday unanimously approved its Clean Energy Standard, including a controversial plan to prop up struggling upstate nuclear power plants with a 12-year subsidy that opponents say could cost ratepayers $7.6 billion (15-E-0302). Zibelman © RTO Insider The...

By Robert Mullin Pacific Gas and Electric’s second-quarter profits fell sharply because of a series of one-time costs — most related to the company’s natural gas business. Still, the company sees bright prospects for its electricity business as California moves to aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase reliance on...

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...

By William Opalka and Rich Heidorn Jr. With only hours to go at the end of its session, the Massachusetts legislature Sunday night passed a major energy bill that boosts Canadian hydropower and offshore wind as sources to meet the state’s clean energy goals. Legislative negotiators worked through the weekend...

By Ted Caddell and Rich Heidorn Jr. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Exelon’s Constellation Energy Resources unit is buying Consolidated Edison’s retail energy business as it continues its efforts to hedge against falling wholesale power prices. Constellation’s purchase of the retail division of ConEdison Solutions will give it another 560,000 residential, commercial...

By Robert Mullin An agreement between FERC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could help spur the development of privately run hydroelectric resources at the Corps’ unpowered dams. The two agencies on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to synchronize their processes to shorten permitting times, provide more...