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By Ted Caddell and Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC on Tuesday cast shade on an attempt by environmentalists and solar proponents to block NorthWestern Energy from cutting the prices for solar qualifying facilities in Montana. But the commission’s procedural ruling didn’t address the merits of complaints that Montana regulators are attempting...

AUSTIN, Texas — ERCOT staff told the Technical Advisory Committee last week it is preparing a proposal to map registered distributed generation units and a white paper addressing the reliability of distributed energy resources. Table: | ERCOT The work builds partly on that of the Distributed Resource Energy and Ancillaries...

By Tom Kleckner Xcel Energy reported an increase in earnings for the third quarter as the company said its “steel-for-fuel” strategy of replacing fossil fuel plants with wind turbines will provide a solid blueprint for future growth. The company reported third-quarter earnings of $458 million ($0.90/share), up 7.5% from the...

By William Opalka Staff of the New York Public Service Commission released a report on Thursday recommending a transition from net energy metering (NEM) to a compensation scheme that provides more accurate, granular values for distributed energy resources (15-E-0751). “With a more accurate, market-based approach to compensate consumers for the...

By William Opalka Developers of six renewable projects totaling about 460 MW will start contract negotiations with New England states in the next phase of a multistate effort to procure clean energy. Project solicitors last week completed the evaluation phase of the New England Clean Energy request for proposals. (See...

By Amanda Durish Cook MISO predicts a 28.4 to 37.5% reserve margin for the winter, about double its minimum of 15.2%. Regardless of the ample supply, the RTO will continue providing monthly tests and workshops for stakeholders to prepare for “all winter can dish out this year,” MISO Executive Director...

By Robert Mullin Meeting California’s 50% by 2030 renewable standard could require up to $5 billion or more in transmission upgrades, according to a report released this week by the California Energy Commission. The report outlines what transmission projects the state must build or upgrade to connect load zones with...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 150 regulators, PJM officials and stakeholders gathered for last week’s annual meeting of the Organization of PJM States Inc. Here’s some of what we heard. Capacity Performance and Public Policy Kelly | © RTO Insider American Public Power Association CEO Sue Kelly, who appeared on...

By Robert Mullin FERC last week approved CAISO’s use of a natural gas price index included in temporary Tariff provisions the ISO implemented last spring in response to the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility (ER16-1649). The ISO revised its index rules to ensure gas-fired generators in Southern California...

By Amanda Durish Cook MISO and PJM will have 65 days to evaluate the impact of generator retirements under joint operating agreement language drafted to comply with a FERC directive. The subject of a briefing at MISO’s Reliability Subcommittee meeting last week, the JOA language requires the RTOs to notify...