ISO-NE said that last Sunday demand on the grid was the lowest it had ever recorded since the RTO began operations in 1997.

With MISO still years away from allowing DER aggregators to fully participate in its markets, the RTO hosted experts to discuss best practices and data sharing.

The CPUC approved funding and rules for its Microgrid Incentive Program, which helps build standalone power systems for communities vulnerable to outages.

FERC denied Cubit Power One’s complaint against Con Ed, saying it did not provide evidence that the utility’s wholesale distribution service rate was unjust.

DERs are still a couple years away from actually participating at the wholesale level as FERC works on RTO and ISO compliance with Order 2222.

NYISO briefed the Installed Capacity/Market Issues Working Group on its efforts to improve capacity accreditation.

ISO-NE has more work to do to comply with Order 2222, FERC said, faulting its metering and participation rules for DER aggregations.

The NJ BPU is close to concluding a new rules package that includes a requirement that utilities regularly identify barriers to interconnecting renewables.

CEO Rich Dewey said NYISO is focused on transitioning the state’s grid from high-polluting resources to renewables without compromising reliability.

NYISO's BIC voted to recommend that the Management Committee approve tariff revisions to its participation model for distributed energy resource aggregations.