Representatives of PJM, ISO-NE and NYISO told FERC they are prepared to implement their states’ plans for complying with EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the Energy Department and the NRC.

FERC increased its pressure on PJM and MISO to resolve their longstanding boundary disputes, saying it was considering taking action “to improve the efficiency of operations” at the RTOs’ seam.

ISO-NE filed the results of its ninth Forward Capacity Auction with FERC on Friday, starting the clock on a 45-day comment period.

ISO-NE asked FERC last week to reverse its order directing a market-based solution for the next winter reliability program.

Senior EPA officials promised FERC and NARUC that the final Clean Power Plan the agency issues this summer will protect reliability and not crush consumers.

FERC once again dashed the hopes of the New England congressional delegation seeking to challenge the results of last year’s ISO-NE capacity auction.

EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan was the subject of several panels at last week’s NARUC Winter Meeting in Washington. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy also talked about the plan in remarks to hundreds of attendees during NARUC’s general session Tuesday.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the Energy Department, the NRC and BOEM.

Generators would be permitted to sell frequency response services at market-based rates under a rule proposed by FERC last week.