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By Rich Heidorn Jr. WASHINGTON — “Pernicious subsidy” or “rough justice”? Audience members got to decide for themselves how to characterize net metering for rooftop solar generation during a debate at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum last week. Richard L. Roberts, head of the electric group at Steptoe...

SPP stakeholders have recommended the RTO’s leadership reject $114 million in remaining waiver requests for Z2 transmission upgrades. The Z2 Task Force voted 8-4 Friday with four abstentions to “follow the Tariff” and reject all Group B and C waivers. SPP has calculated that Group B transmission customers (those that...

ERCOT is asking consumers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley region to limit or reduce their electricity use where possible through Tuesday, especially during the 3-7 p.m. peak demand hours. ERCOT control room Source: ERCOT “With some unplanned electric generation outages, combined with high temperatures in the region, we expect...

By Amanda Durish Cook CARMEL, Ind. — MISO began working with stakeholders to refine its behind-the-meter generation procedures last week with a special meeting at which it dropped hints on changes it might seek. Shah © RTO Insider “We have a few ideas, but we want to hear from you,”...

By William Opalka BOSTON — New England stakeholders are considering a future market design that could include a price on carbon and a two-tiered capacity market to accommodate state clean energy procurement. Gordon © RTO Insider Raab Associates’ 151st New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable on Friday discussed the New England...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The NYISO Reliability Needs Assessment for 2017-2026 identified two transmission security needs beginning next year. The assessment, which was approved by the Management Committee on Wednesday, identified the risk of thermal overloads on New York State Electric and Gas’ Oakdale 345/115-kV transformer in the Binghamton area and...

SAN DIEGO — Transmission industry owners, operators, generators, regulators, financiers and other key players from the Western U.S. attended Infocast’s 8th annual Transmission Summit West last week. They discussed the strategic, regulatory, investment and technology issues facing the industry. Western Regionalization Crowley © RTO Insider CAISO’s Stacy Crowley, vice president...

By Robert Mullin FERC rejected for a second time Arizona Public Service’s proposed rules over how external resources can use dynamic scheduling to participate in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM). The commission ruled that APS’ tariff changes failed to comply with an April 29 directive to “clarify that dynamically...

By Robert Mullin CAISO's Board of Governors has approved a proposal to extend most of the temporary Tariff provisions the ISO implemented in June in response to natural gas pipeline restrictions stemming from the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility. The ISO will now seek expedited approval from FERC...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. WASHINGTON — Obama administration lawyers squared off with opponents of the Clean Power Plan last week, as oral arguments scheduled for less than four hours stretched over seven. We won’t know for months how those whose opinions count — 10 judges of the D.C. Circuit Court...