Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC on 2/26/15. 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.
FERC approved PJM’s request to retain 2,000 MW of capacity in yesterday’s third Incremental Auction for 2015/16 but rejected its request to purchase capacity outside of the RPM.
PJM CEO Terry Boston has announced he will retire by the end of the year. He leaves behind a legacy of building stakeholder consensus and steady leadership.
ISO-NE asked FERC last week to reverse its order directing a market-based solution for the next winter reliability program.
Earnings from U.S. operations were a bright spot for Spanish utility conglomerate Iberdrola SA, as the company coped with the effects of slashed government subsidies for renewable energy in its home country.
News briefs from the states within the footprint of RTOs. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Senior EPA officials promised FERC and NARUC that the final Clean Power Plan the agency issues this summer will protect reliability and not crush consumers.
NYISO must amend its Tariff to establish uniform rules for identifying and compensating reliability-must-run (RMR) generators, FERC ruled Thursday.
Former FirstEnergy CEO Anthony Alexander announced last week that he will retire just before the company released its year-end earnings report.
MISO will have to adopt neighbor SPP’s cost allocation method for interregional transmission facilities addressing reliability needs, FERC said.
