PURPA is outdated and in need of reforms to reflect the current markets, critics said during the annual Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners.

ISO-NE's 2017 Capacity, Energy, Loads and Transmission Report shows a reduced load forecast from 2016 but predicts increased load for the Southeast area.

A substantial increase in new clean resources would lower Forward Capacity Auction prices, “crowding out” many existing resources, according to ISO-NE.

Panelists discussed the CAISO Energy Imbalance Market at the annual meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners.

Turbulent spring weather in MISO South and more expensive natural gas contributed to MISO’s highest energy prices since December.

Analysts think the results of the PJM capacity auction yesterday will end efforts to build new generation capacity in the RTO’s territory.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability Committee.

PJM’s first capacity auction requiring year-round availability per its Capacity Performance requirements saw prices drop by one-quarter in most of the RTO.

NYISO’s Power Trends 2017 report shows an electric system of flat peak demand adapting under pressure from both public policy and consumer patterns.

Natural gas price spreads between Western and Eastern New York in 2016 led to NYC generation being “more economic than in recent years,” NYISO's MMU said.