ODEC introduced a last-ditch effort to reach consensus on a redesign of the financial transmission rights and auction revenue rights processes.
PJM is proposing to relax confidentiality rules regarding uplift payments and generator outages, saying they are inhibiting stakeholder discussions.
PJM officials said last week they intend to move up the day-ahead energy market schedule despite a lack of consensus among stakeholders.
PJM's Market Monitor told FERC that proposals by the RTO and a marketer to change the FTR forfeiture rule would weaken protections against market manipulation.
The Supreme Court ruled that EPA acted “unreasonably” when it failed to consider costs before deciding to regulate mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act.
NYISO and SPP told FERC last week it should reject transmission developers’ protests to their recent Order 1000 compliance filings.
Grid operators have asked CFTC to remove language from a draft order that they say could undermine the broad exemptions the commission granted them in 2013.
New England TOs and a coalition of state officials and consumer groups are expected to conclude a FERC hearing in their long-running transmission rate dispute.
A list of joint transmission projects between MISO and SPP has been trimmed and sent further down the line toward possible board approval late this year.
This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota.
