FERC approved LS Power’s deal to sell 12.9 GW of its gas generation in PJM, NYISO and ISO-NE, as well as its 6-GW demand response business, CPower, to NRG Energy for $12 billion.
After years in the making, CAISO released a price formation proposal intended to reduce “unnecessary” market power mitigation, strengthen reliability and provide consistent pricing incentives in the WEIM and future EDAM.
PJM's IMM is pushing for limits on NRG after it completes its deal with LS Power to prevent its exercise of market power, but the firm argues they are unneeded and the Monitor has failed to show its math
ISO-NE presented the final design details and tariff changes for the first phase of its Capacity Auction Reforms project in preparation for a stakeholder vote in October.
FERC approved Constellation's purchase of Calpine, which will create an even bigger IPP with nearly 60 GW around the country, with the biggest share of that in PJM.
PJM's Independent Market Monitor asked FERC to impose behavioral constraints on NRG Energy's proposed purchase of power plants and demand response from LS Power.
ISO-NE and NEPOOL members discussed how to address market power, tie benefits and resource qualification in a prompt capacity market during a three-day meeting.
ISO-NE discussed its plans for preventing and mitigating market power as it overhauls its capacity market and resource retirement processes at a NEPOOL Markets Committee meeting.