CAISO reported lower wholesale electricity prices during the third quarter, driven by lower natural gas costs and fewer transmission constraints.

Record low energy prices persisted for the first nine months of the year in PJM, the Independent Market Monitor said in its State of the Market report.

MISO officials said they agree with almost all the recommendations outlined by the Independent Market Monitor in this year’s State of the Market report.

NYISO congestion costs surged in the second quarter despite lower electricity prices, gas price spreads and load levels, the Market Monitoring Unit said.

PJM’s markets remain “under attack” from those concerned about the retirements of unprofitable legacy generators, the Monitor said.

Wind generation accounted for more than a third of SPP’s energy production during April, according to the RTO’s Market Monitoring Unit.

MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has a different opinion of the RTO’s summer supply picture three weeks into the season.

MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has a different opinion of the RTO’s summer supply picture three weeks into the season.

A spike in natural gas prices drove up the cost of wholesale electricity in CAISO in Q1 2019, but changes to CRR Auctions appears to be working .

MISO's Market Monitor David Patton produced six new market recommendations as part of his 2018 State of the Market report.