FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.

FERC clarified that rehearing requests on Order 845 did not delay its effective date, only the date that compliance filings are due.

MISO, SPP and their stakeholders have been flummoxed in recent years by market coordination. At the NARUC annual meetinig, the regulators stepped in.

MISO officials say they will follow through on most recommendations in its Independent Market Monitor’s 2017 State of the Market report.

OGE Energy reported a 2018 third-quarter earnings of $205 million, while CenterPoint Energy reported earnings of $153 million.

Midcontinent Independent System Operator is working to create market rules for capacity reserves that can be supplied within 30 minutes.

Public Utility Commission of Texas Chair DeAnn Walker said she asked ERCOT, SPP and MISO to collaborate on their reliability coordination agreements.

MISO and SPP agreed to file changes to their joint operating agreement that they say will smooth the approval of interregional projects.

The Organization of MISO States (OMS) announced that Executive Director Tanya Paslawski will depart the organization at the end of the year.

The MISO Market Subcommittee agreed to examine a new market mechanism to compensate resources for delivering system restoration energy.