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December 21, 2025

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Potomac Economics
MMU, FTI Argue for Maintaining Uniform Pricing in NYISO Capacity Market

As NYISO conducts its Capacity Market Structure Review, its Market Monitoring Unit and FTI Consulting say it should reject the idea of bifurcated pricing.

SPP
Panel Approves SPP Markets+ Phase 2 Governance Transition

The panel of SPP board members overseeing the development of Markets+ has approved the governance transition plan for the construction phase of the day-ahead market. 

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Pathways Initiative Seeks $7.1M to Fund RO

The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative’s Launch Committee estimates it will cost about $7.1 million to launch the independent regional organization that eventually will oversee energy markets in the West.

Forward Market Design LLC
FERC Resource Adequacy Conference Comes with Markets at a Crossroads

FERC will hold a two-day technical conference June 4-5, where it will look at resource adequacy issues in the ISO/RTO markets, with most of the focus on those with capacity markets.

CAISO
Around the Corner: The Solar Duck Has Run Amuck, But that May Change Soon

The duck curve has landed in New England, not the sunniest of places, but it and California are by no means the only grids that will be greatly affected, says columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.

Aurora Energy Research
Study Finds PSCo Would Gain More in EDAM than Markets+
The study, conducted by Aurora Energy Research, found EDAM could provide the Denver-based utility $11.2 million more in average annual savings from 2028 to 2040 compared with Markets+, rising to $13.2 million through 2060.
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Predicts Energy Deficits Over Next 10 Years

The Bonneville Power Administration predicts even steeper energy deficits among its network of dams under firm conditions compared to predictions from 2024.

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Amended ‘Pathways’ Bill Boosts — and Complicates — Calif. Protections
The latest version of California’s “Pathways” bill strips out a previous amendment that would have given state regulators authority to order utilities to withdraw from the RO under certain circumstances.
The Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Irrigation District Inks Agreement to Join CAISO Markets
CAISO said the Imperial Irrigation District has signed implementation agreements and will begin participating in the WEIM and EDAM in 2028.
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PJM MRC Briefs: May 21, 2025

The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed a proposal intended to add transparency to the RTO’s effective load-carrying capability process.


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