ERCOT reliability unit commitment activity increased more than three-fold in 2016, staff said at the Technical Advisory Committee meeting last week.

Southwest Power Pool CEO Nick Brown said during his president’s report that cybersecurity issues will be SPP's biggest challenge in 2017.

SPP's Markets & Operations Policy Committee voted to move the deadline for day-ahead market offers up 90 minutes to 9:30 a.m. CT.

MISO will propose closing the day-ahead market one hour earlier during Daylight Savings Time in response to FERC's final rule on gas and electric schedules.

PJM officials said last week they intend to move up the day-ahead energy market schedule despite a lack of consensus among stakeholders.

SPP officials and market participants last week celebrated the first year of its Integrated Marketplace, boasting of its on-time, under-budget delivery.

The SPP Board of Directors rejected a recommendation to create a short-term reliability unit commitment study as part of the intra-day RUC process.