Market monitors from the Eastern Interconnection and ERCOT debated their roles in the RTOs they oversee and the need for effective monitoring programs.

At the Gulf Coast Power Association’s annual spring conference, ERCOT CEO Bill Magness once again moderated a panel of his counterparts from around the country.

The ERCOT Board of Directors rejected an appeal by small public power distributors seeking a proposed change to the definition of transmission owners.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) pressed Southwestern Public Service for more details to justify its plan to build 1.23 GW of wind generation even though it doesn’t need the capacity.

Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins told the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit that electric intensity could fall even more dramatically in the future.

Vistra Energy said Monday it closed its acquisition of Dynegy following a FERC order concluding the $1.7 billion deal raised no competitive concerns.

Corporations' decarbonization efforts may be frustrated because of insufficient transmission to move Midwest wind power to load centers.

The Texas Public Utility of Commission (PUCT) open meeting last week was the last for Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez, who spoke to RTO Insider about her five years of service.

The Texas PUC (PUCT) conditionally approved Vistra Energy’s $1.7 billion acquisition of Dynegy, allowing the combined company to avert a requirement that it divest generation.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee approved staff’s recommendation to remove reliability unit commitment capacity from the grid operator’s ORDC.