FERC denied an application by Northern States Power to terminate its mandatory purchase obligation from Twin Cities Hydro.

PJM also released its response to the Monitor's annual State of the Market Report for last year, as well as its own Annual Report.

Electric retailers have made progress in moving away from the cutthroat price competition that shaved margins, but restrictions on billing and metering continue to be challenges.

The SPP Board of Directors rejected a recommendation to create a short-term reliability unit commitment study as part of the intra-day RUC process.

A federal appeals court Friday threw out the 2013 EPA rule exempting diesel generators providing demand response from air emissions limits.

PJM stakeholders approved tighter rules on generator lost opportunity costs but rejected a proposal to limit eligibility to the most flexible combustion units.

Calpine won PJM stakeholder approval for an initiative that could give generators more flexibility in pricing following an unusually lengthy debate before the Markets and Reliability Committee Thursday.

Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC and MC on 04/23/15. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior coverage.

A coalition representing low-income households in New York has asked for a clarification and rehearing of last month’s Reforming the Energy Vision order to allow greater participation in the program by less affluent residents.

FERC on Tuesday rejected as "premature" PJM’s contingency plan for including demand response in its capacity auctions in the event an appellate court ruling limiting FERC’s jurisdiction over DR is allowed to stand.