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March 24, 2026

Capacity Market

Entergy Closing FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in New York
Entergy said Monday it will close the 838-MW James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant by early 2017 due to declining revenues and high operational costs.
MISO Stakeholder Process Under Scrutiny
MISO officials asked FERC staff last week to trust in its stakeholder process and not force capacity market changes that could increase exports.
FERC Again Rejects Price Suppression Argument in Ginna Dispute
FERC ruled for the third time that an allegation of “price suppression” was outside of the scope of its review of the proposed RSSA for the R.E. Ginna nuclear power plant.
Bowring Concerned over Gaming of Hourly Offers; Role Under CP
PJM Market Monitor Joe Bowring said that the RTO must include strong market-power protections in rules allowing generators to change their offers hourly.
FERC Upholds PJM’s Capacity Market Parameters
PJM said the changes to the variable resource requirement curve and related pricing inputs were necessary to meet evolving market conditions.
FERC Jurisdiction over DR in Peril as Supreme Court Splits
The Supreme Court's liberal wing indicated support Wednesday for FERC’s jurisdiction over demand response, but the commission faced harsh questions from conservative Antonin Scalia and swing vote Anthony Kennedy.
Entergy Closing Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Entergy announced Tuesday it will close its Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass., no later than June 1, 2019, marking the company’s exit from the New England market.
FERC Grants Exemption for Renewables, Self-Supply in NY ICAP Market
FERC granted renewable energy resources an exemption from buyer-side mitigation rules in New York's installed capacity market.
PJM Market Implementation Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the PJM Market Implementation Committee on Oct. 7, 2015.
APPA: $7.3B Capacity Performance Price Tag Unnecessary
A study by the APPA estimates that PJM's Capacity Performance rules will increase costs to consumers by $7.3 billion over the 2016-2019 delivery years.

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