BROAD COALITION: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS SHOULD REJECT FIRSTENERGY BAILOUT Backroom Deal Wrong for Ohio, Says Consumer, Business and Environmental Groups COLUMBUS – A diverse group of Ohio stakeholders representing electricity consumers, businesses and the environment tallied numerous problems they see in a proposed agreement between FirstEnergy and the PUCO staff which they call anti-market, anti-consumer […]
Read MoreEPSA and P3 Call on PUCO to Reject Proposed FirstEnergy Tax
WASHINGTON, DC and KING OF PRUSSIA, PA – In response to the announcement today that FirstEnergy filed a revised stipulation at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the PJM Power Providers Group (P3) and the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) released the following statements attributable to their presidents: “It is both shocking and troubling […]
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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