Rich Heidorn Jr.

Bipartisan Bill Looks to End Va. Electric Monopolies

January 8, 2020

Virginia legislators announced a bipartisan bill that would end the electric market monopoly in the state, allowing consumers to choose their electric provider and requiring distribution utilities to divest their generation. | Timmons Group

GreenHat Claims Fund Opens After FERC OKs Settlement

January 6, 2020

PJM sent members directions on how to file claims against the $5 million fund established in the GreenHat Energy settlement after FERC accepted the terms of the agreement. | PJM

Dominion Sees Green in Electrification

December 23, 2019

Dominion Energy discussed the many ways it is decarbonizing and electrifying in order to stay competitive at Raab Associates’ Energy Policy Roundtable in the PJM Footprint. | © RTO Insider

‘Every 10th of a Degree Matters’

December 23, 2019

Princeton assistant professor Jesse Jenkins opened the Raab Roundtable in the PJM Footprint with a sobering look at the dramatic changes needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. | © RTO Insider

FERC Extends PJM MOPR to State Subsidies

December 20, 2019

FERC voted 2-1 Thursday to extend PJM’s MOPR to all new state-subsidized resources, saying it was needed to combat price suppression in the RTO’s capacity market. | © RTO Insider

EIM Lands Xcel, 3 Other Colo. Utilities

December 18, 2019

Xcel Energy, Black Hills Colorado Electric, Colorado Springs Utilities and Platte River Power Authority announced they will join CAISO’s EIM as soon as 2021. | State of Colorado

NYISO Advances Change to Retirement Studies

December 13, 2019

NYISO’s Business Issues Committee endorsed the ISO’s plan to replace its ad hoc generator retirement studies with quarterly “short-term” analyses. | Alliance Energy

Advanced Metering Tops 50% for First Time

December 12, 2019

Advanced meters now represent more than half of the electric meters in service, but the growth of demand response has been choppy due to slow adoption of time-of-use rates, FERC reported Thursday. | FERC, Energy Information Administration, Institute for Electric Efficiency

FERC OKs ISO-NE RFP Rules

December 12, 2019

FERC approved Tariff revisions refining ISO-NE’s rules for conducting competitive transmission solicitations, a process that may be tested for the first time this month. | ISO-NE

DC Circuit to Reconsider FERC Tolling Orders

December 5, 2019

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals indicated it will reconsider its precedent that allows FERC to issue “tolling” orders to indefinitely delay action on requests for rehearing. | Williams

FERC OKs SCE Rate Settlements

December 5, 2019

FERC approved a settlement reducing Southern California Edison’s 2018 transmission rates and a partial settlement on the utility’s 2019 request for an ROE increase to reflect wildfire risks. | U.S. Forest Service

PG&E Judge Weighs Insurers’ Settlement

December 5, 2019

Attorneys for PG&E urged U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali to quickly approve the utility’s proposed $11 billion settlement with insurance companies and hedge funds. | © RTO Insider

Former Steel Mill Eyes OSW Future

December 3, 2019

Danish wind developer Orsted is building a staging area for its 120-MW Skipjack offshore wind farm amid the rubble of what was the world’s largest iron and steel mill. Sparrows Point is one of four ports being developed for OSW on the East Coast, with nine others under consideration. | © RTO Insider