Two New England utilities that had power purchase agreements with the Cape Wind Associates’ offshore project have terminated the contracts.
News briefs from the states within the footprint of RTOs. This week we include Illinois, Kansas and Maryland, as well as the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The RTO stakeholder process came under fire last week at a FERC technical conference on the treatment of financial transactions in PJM.
PJM planners won’t be ready after all to recommend a stability fix for Artificial Island in time for the Board of Managers’ regular meeting in February.
Northeast Utilities, which operates six electric and gas companies in three New England states, is rebranding by changing its name to Eversource Energy.
FERC accepted a request by MISO transmission owners to implement a 50-basis-point adder as an incentive for RTO membership.
Some coal-fired power plants at risk of retirement under the EPA’s carbon emission rule could survive thanks to renewable energy, according to a PJM study.
SPP is seeking FERC approval for a revised Tariff that the RTO says will more accurately screen generators for market power abuses.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the Energy Department, the Surface Transportation Board and the BOEM.
A round-up of news from the PJM Market Implementation Committeee on Jan. 8, 2015.