Rising natural gas prices will likely mean an end to ERCOT’s all-time low energy prices, according to the Independent Market Monitor.

CAISO is preparing for the upcoming solar eclipse, which is expected to take about 5,600 MW of utility-scale and rooftop solar generation off the grid.

The CAISO Board of Governors greenlit new rules that allow the grid operator to constrain the operations of gas plants across the state and the EIM.

FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones said that he thinks the “country is heading for a disaster” because of its over-reliance on natural gas for generating power.

Critics are pushing back on a plan by UMERC to build two natural gas-fired generators in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

RTO officials acknowledged their challenges but asked Congress not to depart from 20 years of supporting wholesale markets.

L.A. County officials asked a state court to halt the resumption of natural gas withdrawals from Aliso Canyon until more risks are analyzed.

California officials cleared the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility to resume injections, even as momentum builds to permanently close the site.

EIM leaders endorsed a CAISO proposal that would allow the ISO to constrain output from natural gas-fired plants across the market.

Stakeholders are cautiously supportive of CAISO’s proposal to permanently assume authority to limit output from gas-fired generators in emergencies.