EPSA Presents NJ Regulators With Cost-Effective Ways to Reduce CO2 Emissions As New Jersey examines its energy future, the region’s competitive power markets can spur progress while keeping costs low, said the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) in comments filed in response to a March New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) inquiry. “Competitive power markets should be recognized as the best mechanism to achieve state clean energy goals—not an inhibitor to them,” wrote EPSA, laying Read More
Auction Delay Threatens Mid-Atlantic Power Grid, Electricity Costs, Environmental Progress
PJM Capacity Auction Must Be Held As Soon as Possible, EPSA Tells FERC in Comments on March “MOPR Order” Compliance Filing Washington, D.C. – After a year of delay, holding the auction that determines electric power costs and reliability for 65 million homes and businesses should be a top priority for federal energy regulators and Mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM Interconnection, the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) said Friday. EPSA represents competitive power suppliers with more than Read More
Vistra CEO Curt Morgan Named EPSA Chair
Morgan Says Competitive Power Markets Are Key to Cost Savings and Progress Washington, D.C. – Curtis A. “Curt” Morgan, president and CEO of Vistra, is the new chair of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) Board of Directors following his election at the Board’s Annual Spring Meeting which took place Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Vistra is a leading U.S. integrated competitive retail electricity provider and power generator. Vistra owns and operates approximately 39,000 megawatts of diverse Read More
FERC Allows Market-Based Clean Energy Efforts, Upholds Fair Competition in Largest U.S. Power Market, Says Snitchler
Statement From EPSA’s Todd Snitchler Says Delayed Base Residual Auction is Critical Following FERC’s Rulings on PJM MOPR Order Rehearing Requests Washington, D.C. – In response to rulings announced today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) surrounding the future of PJM Interconnection’s capacity market, where power generators compete to provide reliable, least cost electricity for 13 Northeast states and the District of Columbia, Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Read More
FERC Allows Market-Based Clean Energy Efforts, Upholds Fair Competition in Largest U.S. Power Market
Statement From EPSA’s Todd Snitchler Says Delayed Base Residual Auction is Critical Following FERC’s Rulings on PJM MOPR Order Rehearing Requests Washington, D.C. – In response to rulings announced today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) surrounding the future of PJM Interconnection’s capacity market, where power generators compete to provide reliable, least cost electricity for 13 Northeast states and the District of Columbia, Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Read More
Power Generators, Industry Groups, and Think Tanks Ask FERC to Examine Carbon Pricing to Reduce Emissions: Broad Coalition Jointly Requests Technical Conference or Workshop to Discuss Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets
Washington, D.C. – As U.S. policy makers look for cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, a diverse coalition of power generators, trade associations, and think tank experts this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to examine the policy options and implications of carbon pricing policies in competitive wholesale electricity markets. The request, submitted before FERC by a broad cross section of the electric industry and think tank voices, comes at a time when many Read More
