FERC last week ordered hearing and settlement procedures in a dispute over the costs of keeping NRG’s Dunkirk generating plant online for reliability.
Trial staff at FERC has recommended approval of a settlement that would reduce the return on equity of Niagara Mohawk to 10.03% from the current 11.5%.
NYISO defended its proposed redesign of voltage support compensation, telling FERC it should reject calls by generators for additional inflation adjustments.
Generation owners will be exempted from FERC OATT rules, allowing them to reserve excess capacity on their tie lines for the first five years of operation.
Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC and MC on 03/26/15. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior coverage.
Natural gas demand and production both set records in 2014, while gas trading declined for the fourth straight year, FERC reported last week.
New York regulators last week delayed action on a financial lifeline for the R.E. Ginna nuclear plant in order to review its impact on ratepayers.
The Connecticut Department of Energy issued its IRP last week, warning of natural gas pipeline constraints and stiffer competition for renewable resources.
FERC last week left intact most of its 2010 order meant to mitigate market power in the installed capacity market in New York City.
FERC rejected an SPP proposal to review the information that transmission owners include in their initial revenue requirement filings after joining the RTO.
