NYISO power prices jumped sharply in December on the back of sharp gains for natural gas stemming from extreme cold weather at the end of the month.

FERC’s ruling that “resilience” is not simply a matter of onsite fuel supply won nearly universal praise outside the coal and nuclear industries.

PJM’s Tim Horger provided an update on the RTO’s efforts to comply with the FERC plan on fast-start resources at the Market Implementation Committee meeting.

PJM stakeholders endorsed changes to how generation ownership is transferred despite a concern about a required 45-day prefiling.

FERC refused Constitution Pipeline’s request to find that New York regulators had failed to act in a timely manner on the company’s water permit application.

While the high load and generation outages followed the pattern of the polar vortex, MISO managed to keep prices stable and maintain better reliability.

PJM has a lot on its plate for 2018, including an ongoing effort to change its capacity market structure, the DOE NOPR and gas-electric coordination.

PJM’s initiative to internalize all generator payments moved forward at the MRC when stakeholders endorsed the RTO’s proposal to examine price formation.

FERC Chairman Kevin McIntyre announced that the commission would re-examine its 1999 policy statement on certifying natural gas pipelines.

PJM’s plan to add several gas pipeline emergency procedures to its manuals was derailed by stakeholders.