The American Public Power Association (APPA) seeks rifle shot legislative language as part of the pending energy bills under the guise of “capacity choice.” Regardless of various business and regulatory models across the country, all electricity systems must procure capacity to ensure sufficient resources are available to deliver electric energy in the future. Several RTO/ISO […]
Read MorePrimer on Capacity Procurement, Electric Reliability and PJM’s New Capacity Performance Product
Primer on Capacity Procurement, Electric Reliability and PJMs New Capacity Performance Product
Read MorePJM Capacity Auction Results Improve Reliability at Competitive Prices
On August 21, 2015, PJM Interconnection announced that there will be sufficient supplies of electricity capacity at competitive prices to meet its region’s projected needs for the delivery year ending on May 31, 2019. The PJM regional power grid covers all or parts of 13 States and the District of Columbia. The recent auction procured […]
Read MoreAnalysis Group Report, Carbon Control and Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets: Compliance Paths For Efficient Market Outcomes May 2015
Acting under its existing authorities under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been developing proposals designed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing fossil-fuel power plants in the United States.
Read MoreIndependent Market Monitor Once Again Finds PJM Markets Competitive
For the 16th consecutive year the PJM markets have been found to have produced competitive results for 61 million consumers currently served in 13 states and the District of Columbia. The 510-page 2014 State of the Market Report, released on March 12 by the RTO’s Market Monitoring Unit (MMU), Monitoring Analytics, analyzed extensive data to […]
Read MorePrice Formation in ISOs and RTOs Principles and Improvements – Oct 2014
Susan L. Pope Assessment of concerns about price formation and prompt action to address the underlying problems identified should be an urgent priority for regulators, Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to preserve and strengthen competitive electricity markets. In the absence of confidence in spot market price signals the structure […]
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