Yesterday (February 24, 2016), EPSA published a PowerFact showing a diverse coalition that has weighed in with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) in support of the relief sought by the Complaints EPSA and its members with Ohio assets filed at FERC to remove the outdated waivers that stand in the way of FERC review […]
Read MoreOhio Consumers and Power Suppliers Strongly Support FERC Review of Abusive AEP and FirstEnergy Affiliate Contracts
On January 27, 2016, the Electric Power Supply Association and its members with market-based assets in Ohio filed two separate Complaints with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) seeking to ensure that abusive affiliate power sales contracts (the “Affiliate PPAs”) involving subsidiaries of Ohio utility companies FirstEnergy and AEP do not evade full FERC review. […]
Read MoreAPPA/NRECA Proposed Self-Supply Amendments Would Harm Wholesale Power Markets
Background The American Public Power Association (APPA) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) have proposed amendments on “self-supply” in regions with centralized electricity capacity markets. Capacity refers to having sufficient resources available for future delivery. Capacity market auctions determine on a least cost basis which resources will be compensated for this commitment. Thus, […]
Read MoreSelf-Supply Issues in ISO/RTO Capacity Markets Should Be Left to FERC
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 […]
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