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PJM’s proposed alternative to the DOE NOPR came under fire, as regulators and other RTOs joined Monitor Joe Bowring in opposition.
Nuclear and coal generators made their argument for price supports, as opponents urged FERC to allow stakeholders time to debate the value of resilience.
Supporters of the DOE NOPR have promoted an insane rush to judgment, according to columnist Steve Huntoon.
The CEOs of Exelon, PSEG and Dominion praised proposed price supports for nuclear and coal generators during their third-quarter earnings calls.
The PJM Independent Market Monitor and other critics say the alternative the RTO proposed to the DOE NOPR would also be expensive and undermine the markets.
California regulators voted to extend the life of a state demand response pilot project and expressed their unanimous opposition to the DOE NOPR.
SPP said it will join the ISO/RTO Council’s filing against the Department of Energy’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to support struggling coal and nuclear.
Alison Silverstein presented at a meeting of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation and the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Board.
FERC received more than 200 comments on Rick Perry’s proposal, with coal and nuclear interests backing the idea and most other stakeholders rejecting it.
RTO officials and their Market Monitors unilaterally rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to provide price supports to coal and nuclear plants.
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