FERC approved the CAISO plan to extend the temporary Tariff provisions the ISO implemented after last year’s closure of Aliso Canyon.

FERC approved the CAISO natural gas price index used in response to the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

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

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) stakeholders have recommended the RTO’s leadership reject $114 million in remaining waiver requests for Z2 transmission upgrades.

CAISO's board has approved a proposal to extend Tariff provisions implemented in June in response to the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

SPP says improved wind forecasting and coordination with gas pipelines have the RTO well prepared for the coming winter.

The last panel at the Independent Power Producers of New York fall conference featured an environmental activist and representatives of the energy storage, wind and solar industries.

Enbridge is buying Spectra Energy in a $28 billion deal that will create North America’s largest energy infrastructure company.

MISO told the Market Subcommittee that it plans to file a waiver with FERC on its winter energy offer cap policy while it waits for the commission to work out whether a soft cap will replace the current $1,000/MWh hard cap.

FERC rejected the Algonquin Gas Transmission request to exempt natural gas-fired generators from competitive bidding under capacity release rules.