Balancing reliability, economics and public policies in New England was one of the many topics of discussion at NECA’s 17th Power Markets Conference.

Midcontinent Independent System Operator is working to create market rules for capacity reserves that can be supplied within 30 minutes.

FERC approved ISO-NE’s plan to correct a key calculation in evaluating delist bids, a change that could reduce capacity prices.

PJM stakeholders dug in further on the RTO’s proposed revamp to its capacity market, reiterating comments made in FERC’s paper hearing on the proposal.

The annual meeting of the Organization of PJM States Inc. (OPSI) in Chicago featured lively discussions about the RTO's proposed capacity market revamp.

MISO can create external zones for its annual capacity auction and place time limits on members’ settlement disputes, FERC ruled in a pair of Oct. 31 orders.

The PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees agreed to fast-track a proposal on demand response.

It’s a good bet the ongoing FERC paper hearing to revise PJM’s capacity construct will be a major topic of discussion at the OPSI annual meeting.

A proposal to revise PJM’s credit requirements for financial transmission rights in response to the historic GreenHat Energy default will be delayed.

NYISO recommended steps to prevent suppliers from collecting double payments for carbon-emission reductions that have already been captured by renewable energy credit contracts.