MISO is considering the possibility of factoring transmission constraints into its reserve requirement modeling to help prevent scarcity pricing.

The MISO-OMS 2016 Survey found that plant retirements could cause a generation shortfall as early as 2018 in MISO, 2 years earlier than previously expected.

A roundup of news from the PJM Planning and Transmission Expansion Advisory committees on Nov. 5, 2015.

MISO launched the first in a series of stakeholder workshops dedicated to improving resource adequacy as the RTO deals with the retirement of coal-fired generation and the growth of natural gas and renewables.

NC WARN asked FERC to force Duke and other utilities in the Southeast to form a RTO to share power reserves, rather than keep building new plants and boosting prices to pay for them.

The MRC approved new rules allowing PJM to increase reserve requirements in emergencies, while a companion measure to limit interchange during emergencies fell short.

A round-up of news from the PJM Market Implementation Committee (MIC) on Oct. 8, 2014.

The PJM MRC heard first read Thursday on proposed rule changes to day-ahead resource commitment and scheduling reserve requirements.

PJM has dropped a proposal to create a new real-time reserve market, bowing to stakeholder concerns over the cost and complexity.

The Market Implementation Committee will consider changes to PJM’s real-time pricing mechanism, which RTO officials say is depressing energy and reserve prices.