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December 5, 2025

David Patton

MISO in Harmony with IMM State of the Market Report
MISO “generally” agrees with all nine market improvement recommendations raised by its Independent Market Monitor in its 2016 State of the Market report.
MISO, IMM Report Efficient Summer Months
MISO’s staff and Independent Market Monitor convened to commend RTO operations personnel for a successful season.
Critics Protest PJM Dynamic Transfers Plan
PJM’s proposal to create standardized contracts for establishing dynamic transfers with other balancing authority areas has provoked opposition.
ERCOT, Regulators Discuss Need for Pricing Rule Changes
ERCOT stakeholders jammed the Public Utility Commission of Texas' (PUCT's) hearing room for the first of several discussions on price-formation issues.
MISO Board Hears State of the Market Recommendations
The MISO IMM gave board members an explanation of the most pressing of the nine new recommendations contained in this year’s State of the Market report.
ERCOT Monitor: Optimizing Energy, A/S Top Priority
Potomac Economics’ David Patton told ERCOT’s Board of Directors that there’s still room to optimize energy and ancillary services.
MISO Embraces Monitor’s New Constrained Area Category
MISO proposed creating a new category of narrowly constrained areas (NCAs) identified by momentary congestion and associated market power.
Pseudo-Tie Feud Rises as Patton, NYISO Protest PJM Proposal
Potomac Economics filed a complaint over the PJM pseudo-tie procedure, the latest volley in a complex debate over the future of the pseudo-tie concept.
2016 NYISO Reliability Plan IDs No Needs
NYISO’s Management Committee voted unanimously to recommend board approval of the grid operator’s 2016 Comprehensive Reliability Plan.
Rivals Debate Next Step for MISO After Rejection of Auction Design
Consultants on either side of MISO’s rejected capacity auction redesign faced off in a debate at the Gulf Coast Power Association's conference.

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