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By Rory D. Sweeney WASHINGTON — If anyone thought FERC dragging state and RTO stakeholders here for a technical conference might jolt everyone on the PJM playground into playing nice with each other, Robert Erwin of the Maryland Public Service Commission quickly disabused the standing-room-only crowd of that notion. Erwin...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. and Michael Kuser WASHINGTON — RTO capacity markets are in serious danger from state renewable procurements and subsidies for nuclear plants, speakers told FERC on Monday. Bentz | © RTO Insider Jeffrey W. Bentz, director of analysis for the New England States Committee on Electricity, said...

By Tom Kleckner DENVER — SPP and the Mountain West Transmission Group pitched the benefits of RTO membership Tuesday in an open forum before Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission as the two entities pursue a possible collaboration. Taking advantage of the opportunity to get the last words in, SPP COO Carl...

By William Opalka and Rich Heidorn Jr. Donald Trump’s election wasn’t the only race to have major implications for electricity policy. Renewable energy advocates claimed a victory in Florida while losing in Vermont and Washington state. Nevada voters, meanwhile, took a step toward retail choice. And Trump’s promise to scrap...

By Ted Caddell and Rich Heidorn Jr. WASHINGTON — The U.S. just elected a president who has said he will tear up the Paris Agreement, block the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, “save the coal industry” and loosen the regulatory reins on the energy industry. Like the entire country, the...

By Rory D. Sweeney COLUMBUS, Ohio — Three economists, two lawyers and an electrical engineer walk into a bar... Actually, they appeared on stage here for the latest installment in PJM’s ongoing debate over the role and value of financial transactions. Independent Market Monitor Joe Bowring and the Massachusetts Institute...

After allegations of management interference led PJM to replace its internal market monitoring unit with an independent monitor in 2008, FERC had an opportunity to prohibit other RTOs from using the internal structure. Because it chose not to do so, the temptation for RTO officials to muzzle their MMUs remains.

After allegations of management interference led PJM to replace its internal market monitoring unit with an independent monitor in 2008, FERC had an opportunity to prohibit other RTOs from using the internal structure. Because it chose not to do so, the temptation for RTO officials to muzzle their MMUs remains.

After allegations of management interference led PJM to replace its internal market monitoring unit with an independent monitor in 2008, FERC had an opportunity to prohibit other RTOs from using the internal structure. Because it chose not to do so, the temptation for RTO officials to muzzle their MMUs remains.

After allegations of management interference led PJM to replace its internal market monitoring unit with an independent monitor in 2008, FERC had an opportunity to prohibit other RTOs from using the internal structure. Because it chose not to do so, the temptation for RTO officials to muzzle their MMUs still...