Wind energy is quickly becoming a dominant force in ERCOT’s resource mix, and the grid operator is making changes to address it.
Texas, which ranks 10th in installed solar capacity among the states boasts two assets that could see it rise in the rankings.
PJM is using a three-pronged approach to prepare for next year’s termination of the Con Ed-PSEG wheel.
PJM and the Retail Electric Supply Association (RESA) want a say in the Dayton Power and Light plan to keep its coal-fired plants running.
FERC accepted PJM’s cost responsibility assignments for 33 of 34 baseline upgrades, ordering the RTO to change the billing for one Dominion project.
The PJM Market Implementation Committee endorsed changes to Manual 18 clarifying rights and responsibilities under auction-specific bilateral transactions.
PJM planners have begun studying a redesign of the Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee process. And the Planning Committee prepared for the 2016 reserve requirement study.
Fighting a PJM proposal to impose uplift costs on UTC trades, the Financial Marketers Coalition enlisted one of the intellectual pioneers of electricity markets in its defense.
A federal judge’s ruling striking down regulations on fracking on federal lands will save operators almost $100k/well, per an industry-sponsored analysis.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is working with ERCOT to require notifying the DOD of proposed generation projects that might impact military operations.