FERC opened hearing procedures to determine the fairness of reactive power rates for a 195-MW Tilton Energy gas-fired plant.

FERC rejected SPP’s proposed method for measuring generators’ reactive power, saying it said would result in excessive and unnecessary costs.

FERC approved settlements concerning Constellation's reactive service payments and reducing Duke Energy's return on equity.

The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee endorsed a 41% increase in a delayed 345-kV project along the Red River in southeastern Oklahoma as reasonable and reset the project’s baseline.

FERC last week rejected the MISO plan for ensuring it terminates reactive power payments when generating units are no longer capable of providing the service or are transferred out of a fleet.

The CAISO Board of Governors approved proposed Tariff revisions that will require new renewable resources be capable of providing grid-stability services as a condition for interconnecting with the ISO’s system.

PJM’s Market Monitor made new recommendations for the energy, capacity and ancillary services markets in its 2nd quarter State of the Market Report.

New wind generators will be required to provide reactive power following a FERC order eliminating their exemption from having to provide the service.

FERC ordered MISO  to revise its Tariff to ensure it is not overpaying for reactive power or show cause why it should not have to do so.

FERC issued orders that seek to increase the supply of regulation service and reactive power, and issued a final rule to allow generators to sell primary frequency response service at market-based rates.