Competitive generators and others discussed market changes at the Electric Power Supply Association Competitive Power Summit at the National Press Club.

Competitive power generators renewed their calls for a national price on carbon emissions while complaining of a lack of market support for gas generators.

Extreme weather events have brought “extraordinary clarity” about reliability risks posed by climate change, NERC CEO Jim Robb told an EPSA conference.

The NEPOOL Markets Committee signed off on a plan to delay the elimination of ISO-NE’s MOPR, which the RTO abruptly threw its support behind.

Six IPPs and electric retailers announced a new organization to promote renewable energy and lobby states for greater customer choice.

ISO-NE has proposed maintaining its MOPR for the next two capacity auctions and eliminating it for FCA 19, with RTR exemptions of 700 MW over that period.

The NEPOOL Markets Committee approved changes to the rules around retirement bids and discussed upping financial penalties for missed project milestones.

ISO-NE's march to eliminating its minimum offer price rule (MOPR) continued with a vote in the NEPOOL Markets Committee.

NWPP took its first steps implementing its Western Resource Adequacy Program, allowing participants to submit resource data for a “nonbinding” phase.

The California PUC penalized PG&E $125 million for starting the 2019 Kincade fire by using a new enforcement tool that caused discord among commissioners.