SPP and MISO warned of a reliability crisis if the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan isn’t eased to account for up to 134 GW of generation retirements by 2020, most of them coal-fired units.
RTOs joined a chorus of critics last week in warning that the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan threatens grid reliability, saying the agency should provide more time for compliance.
PJM’s Board of Managers announced a final Capacity Performance plan that includes a more gradual transition into the new market design and increased benefits for high-performing generators.
Duke Energy has filed a plan with North Carolina environmental agencies to remove millions of tons of coal ash from four of its sites in the state, the beginning of a massive coal ash remediation effort the company estimates will cost $3.4 billion.
News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including DTE, NRG, NTE, FirstEnergy, Dominion, TVA and PPL.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the NSA, the EPA and the NRC.
A repeat of last winter should not imperil the nation's power system, NERC said. Meanwhile, FERC ordered RTOs and ISOs to file reports on their efforts to ensure generators have adequate fuel.
A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members Committees on Nov. 20, 2014.
PJM stakeholders deadlocked for the third time Thursday on changes to the $1,000/MWh energy offer cap, leaving it to the Board of Managers to decide whether to seek FERC approval of any changes.
State-by-state compliance with the EPA's proposed carbon emission rule would be almost 30% more expensive than a regional approach, according to preliminary results of PJM analyses.
