The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed two proposed Manual 11 revisions related to shortage pricing, both of which were developed in response to FERC Order 825.

FERC said evidence of price reporting deficiencies by power sellers during the Western Energy Crisis cannot constitute the sole basis for a finding of market manipulation.

Mountain West Transmission Group has said it will enter discussions with SPP to explore the possibility of joining the RTO.

SPP has filed an application with the DOE to transmit electricity from the U.S. into Canada, using Basin Electric’s existing transmission.

After its first full year under new CEO Andy Ott, and the last year of its transition to 100% Capacity Performance, PJM heads into 2017.

For MISO, 2017 will likely be filled with capacity auction changes, cost allocation debates, an updated interconnection queue and transmission studies.

SPP set a new record for wind power generation Friday when the footprint cracked the 12,000-MW threshold for the first time while coal generation declined.

CAISO rang in 2016 with a strong push to expand its EIM into PacifiCorp’s sprawling service territory, but the project hit a stumbling block by mid-year.

FERC denied the Berkshire Hathaway Energy request to rehear a ruling prohibiting the company’s subsidiaries from selling electricity at market-based rates.

North Star, a $180 million, 100-MW solar farm outside of Minneapolis, joined the MISO wholesale electric market on December 16th.