FERC approved the CAISO natural gas price index used in response to the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

RTOs told FERC they are confident they will maintain reliability this winter, citing improvements in gas-electric coordination and monitoring tools.

FERC Chairman Norman Bay headlined the Organization of MISO States (OMS) annual meeting, where panelists discussed the grid of the future, the growing role of natural gas and the continuing uncertainty over state and federal regulators’ jurisdictions.

The last panel at the Independent Power Producers of New York fall conference featured an environmental activist and representatives of the energy storage, wind and solar industries.

Enbridge is buying Spectra Energy in a $28 billion deal that will create North America’s largest energy infrastructure company.

Winter grid operations in Southern California are unlikely to be compromised by natural gas pipeline restrictions due to the shutdown of Aliso Canyon.

PJM removed capacity-deficiency and administrative penalties it had proposed for its fuel-cost policy rules; offering a single formula-based one to FERC.

ISO-NE presented five resource scenarios it will evaluate in its 2016 Economic Study at the Planning Advisory Committee last week.

Increased natural gas prices and congestion in MISO South boosted energy prices 23% in June, the RTO reported in an Informational Forum.

A federal judge’s ruling striking down regulations on fracking on federal lands will save operators almost $100k/well, per an industry-sponsored analysis.