EPSA
EPSA urges the Commission to reject the PJM Transmission Owners’ filing due to procedural, increased costs and uncertainty, and anti-competitive concerns. Instead, FERC should allow transmission, interconnection, and network upgrade processes to be assessed on a holistic basis in its recently opened rulemaking proceeding.
Read MoreIn an August 5, 2021, letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman and Commissioners, The Energy Trading Institute (ETI), Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) and Western Power Trading Forum (WPTF) expressed support for the June 2, 2021, letter sent by a list of distinguished past Commissioners and Chairs urging the Commission to explore expansion of organized regional wholesale power markets, known as Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs).
Read MoreP3/EPSA fully support PJM’s request for specified waivers and potential extensions of any existing pre-auction deadlines that may be impacted by a revised MSOC.
Read MoreEPSA’s comments highlight the importance of system reliability, commend NERC for the development of these standards and support FERC approval.
Read MoreIn considering market design changes to accommodate state policies in New England, the ISO, stakeholders, and FERC should address capacity accreditation (i.e., ELCC) to ensure the system remains reliable as the resource mix changes; revisit the development of an Energy Security Improvement program to address winter weather concerns; and, look to regional market-based solutions to achieve environmental and societal policy goals.
Read MoreEPSA and NEPGA request rehearing of two May 28th FERC orders on ISO New England’s Net Cone recalculation and capacity performance rate values, both of which include legal errors and extensive concerns as to NEPGA’s complaint on Net CONE and the ISO proposal which was submitted soon after.
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