Energy storage, energy efficiency and offshore wind dominated the discussion at the Connecticut Power and Energy Society’s Future of Energy Conference.

Stakeholders weighed in on the 2nd CAISO straw proposal to treat energy storage as transmission assets (SATA) for purposes of accessing market revenues.

SPP’s Market and Operations Policy Committee unanimously approved staff recommendations to revise the SPP-MISO Coordinated System Plan.

Infocast’s inaugural Storage East summit drew policymakers, grid operators, utilities and companies looking to break into energy storage.

The 1,000 or so attendees at CAISO’s Stakeholder Symposium got a glimpse of what the future could hold during the event’s 10th anniversary.

PJM staff outlined 10 reforms included in the FERC energy storage Order 845, six for which the RTO has already drafted Tariff changes.

MISO offered its energy storage participation proposal for final stakeholder inspection while promising to introduce more new market rules in the future.

MISO said its grid can currently sustain 20% renewable penetration without damaging frequency response.

The 33rd Annual GCPA Fall Conference attracted more than 640 registered attendees to Austin, Texas, for discussions on the issues facing the ERCOT market.

California may be able to meet its carbon goal by 2045, but it’s going to be more difficult and more expensive without a Western RTO, advocates contend.