The PJM MRC endorsed a proposal to allow market participants to use surety bonds as collateral for all market purposes except financial transmission rights.

Utility executives urged MISO to prepare for the imminent change sweeping the grid with the increased adoption of renewable and distributed resources.

A survey of registered entities suggests DER penetration is growing, but more work is needed to ensure facilities are properly accounted for in modeling.

A California PUC proposal would speed the interconnection of microgrids to utility distribution systems in anticipation of the state’s upcoming fire season.

Ensuring access to testing and PPE for frontline workers is one of the key challenges to reliable operation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NERC.

MISO’s Advisory Committee is beginning work on a possible new process for prospective members to join the RTO.

NYISO floated a plan that would provide hybrid storage resources three options for participating in its energy and capacity markets.

MISO is stepping up efforts to understand how markets will function with the possible participation of heavy concentrations of distributed energy resources.

Lower natural gas prices and increased renewable penetration pushed wholesale power prices down sharply in most of the country last year.

The NYISO Business Issues Committee approved Tariff changes on energy storage and load forecast revisions to account for behind-the-meter net generation.