Reducing SPP’s current 13.6% reserve margin to 12% could cut required capacity by about 1,000 MW, saving $86 million annually and $1.3 billion over 40 years.

MISO stakeholders discussed the many challenges to the RTO's resource adequacy at its Market Summit last week.

A new report by Morningstar predicts on-peak prices at PJM’s West Hub will result in “historically high” spark spreads in delivery year 2015-16.