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By Robert Mullin A new research report indicates that the belly of CAISO’s “duck curve” is deepening more quickly than originally expected, with its effects increasingly spread across the year — and not just on the typical spring day depicted by the graph. The report from consulting firm ScottMadden also...

By William Opalka Massachusetts regulators have rejected fees National Grid sought to impose on small commercial and industrial customers that own distributed energy resources (15-155). In an order approved Sept. 30 that granted the utility a $101 million rate increase, the Department of Public Utilities rejected proposed monthly charges for...

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...

Jones © RTO Insider NYISO CEO Brad Jones said he is not convinced by any argument that the DER Roadmap pits the strength of a large grid against the resiliency of a small grid, as the system needs both to be robust. “Our goal is to find a way to...

By Robert Mullin SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Optimizing distributed energy resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost effectively will require improved forecasting and the elimination of regulatory silos, speakers told Infocast’s California Distributed Energy Summit last week. Skala © RTO Insider Margie Gardner, executive director of the California Energy Efficiency...

By Rory D. Sweeney Less than half of PJM stakeholders considering the addition of a seasonal capacity product favor a change in the current rules. Only 48% of members who voted in the Seasonal Capacity Resources Senior Task Force poll last week favored any change, while 52% chose the status...

By William Opalka ALBANY, N.Y. — California’s challenge in integrating large amounts of renewable generation is illustrated by its famous “duck curve” graph. For New York, the future looks more like a platypus. Mukerji © RTO Insider That’s how Rana Mukerji, NYISO’s senior vice president of market structures, described the...

By Rory D. Sweeney CHICAGO — The growth of distributed energy resources and behind-the-meter innovation will require upgrades to the distribution network, speakers told PJM’s Grid 20/20 symposium last week. Caramanis © RTO Insider While the innovative technology driving DER was the subject of much of the daylong conference, many...

By Robert Mullin SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Attendees at last week’s Infocast California Distributed Energy Summit received a crash course in the complexity of developing policies on distributed energy resources in a state that already boasts nearly 5,000 MW of rooftop solar. Flynn © RTO Insider The takeaway: Conflicting regulatory...

By Robert Mullin SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While regionalization occupied center stage during the first day of CAISO’s annual Stakeholder Symposium, the second day’s panels took on an issue poised to be equally transformative for California’s electricity sector: the increased adoption of distributed energy resources. “To give you a sense of...