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December 5, 2025

Forward Capacity Auction (FCA)

NEPOOL Participants Committee Votes on ORTP Values
NEPOOL's Participants Committee acted on modified proposals for ORTPs used for Forward Capacity Market parameters in the 2025/26 capacity commitment period.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Meeting Briefs: March 17, 2021
ISO-NE's Planning Advisory Committee reviewed the 2021 CELT forecast, noting the progress the region has made in electrifying transportation and heating.
NEPOOL Participants Committee Briefs: March 4, 2021
FERC sent ISO-NE a deficiency notice regarding the RTO’s proposed rule revisions for capacity auction values, the NEPOOL Participants Committee heard.
FERC Approves ISO-NE’s New Method for Calculating DDBT
FERC approved revisions to the ISO-NE tariff on recalculating the dynamic delist bid threshold for the Forward Capacity Auction.
FCA 15 Closes with Big Jumps in Clearing Prices
ISO-NE’s 15th annual Forward Capacity Auction cleared with prices ranging from $2.48/kW-month to $3.98/kW-month.
NEPOOL MC Supports Changes to End Price Locks
NEPOOL’s Markets Committee recommend the Participants Committee support tariff changes that would prevent resources from locking in prices for seven years.
FERC Orders End to ISO-NE Capacity Price Locks
FERC ordered ISO-NE to remove its new-entrant rules for its capacity market, preventing resources from being allowed to lock in their prices.
FERC Defends CASPR Order
FERC defended its CASPR order, which permitted ISO-NE to create a 2-stage capacity auction to accommodate state renewable energy procurements
ISO-NE Capacity Prices Hit Record Low
ISO-NE's 2020 Forward Capacity Auction cleared at a record low of $2/kW-month, a nearly 50% drop from the $3.80/kW-month in 2019.
Deposit Rule OK’d for New ISO-NE Capacity
ISO-NE will apply different deposit rules on new capacity resources for Forward Capacity Auction 14 under a proposal approved by FERC.

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