CAISO has kicked off an initiative to explore how it can procure resources equipped to automatically respond to disturbances in grid frequency.

The MISO Planning Advisory Committee discussed making retirement notices public, including energy storage in interconnection rules and charging for Quarterly Operating Limit studies.

MISO has FERC’s permission to end a system support resource agreement in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula effective Nov. 26, 2016.

In a big boost to the energy storage industry, FERC proposed a sweeping order aimed at knocking down barriers to storage and DER.

MISO will have a 15.8% planning reserve margin for the 2017/18 planning year, up slightly from last year, according to the RTO’s loss-of-load-expectation study.

Energy storage won’t eliminate the need for RMR generators - the need to pay unprofitable generators to continue operating for grid support.

FERC denied San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) request for rehearing of an order that limited the amount the utility can be reimbursed.

MISO and PJM will have 65 days to evaluate the impact of generator retirements under joint operating agreement language drafted to comply with FERC.

FERC last week eliminated the must-offer obligation in effect throughout WECC since the tail-end of the California energy crisis of 2000-2001.

RTOs told FERC they are confident they will maintain reliability this winter, citing improvements in gas-electric coordination and monitoring tools.