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CEO Of ERCOT To Retire Next Year
H.B. “Trip” Doggett will retire next year as CEO of ERCOT, the agency said. Doggett joined the Texas grid operator in 2008 and was named president and CEO two years later. Read more
FERC Approves PJM’s “Pay-For-Performance” Proposal
PJM won permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a plan to increase reliability at power plants and avoid a repeat of the shutdowns and price spikes during the unseasonably cold winter of 2014. Read more
Texas passes bill giving PUCT oversight of wind projects; plan to kill RPS dies
A bill to give the state Public Utility Commission of Texas oversight of transmission projects designed to export wind power from or into the ERCOT region is headed to the governor’s desk after being approved by the state House of Representatives. Read more
Installed Natural Gas Capacity Surpasses Coal For First Time In PJM
Amid a wave of coal plant retirements, natural gas installed capacity in PJM surpassed that of coal for the first month ever in May. Last year, the PJM market had about 12 percent more installed coal capacity than gas. Read more
DR Could Have Saved Texas $200 million in 2012-2013, Analysis Finds
If a “modest number” of Texas consumers had participated in a demand response program – strategically reducing power demand during just five days between 2012 and 2013 – the state could have saved $200 million, according to new analysis from the South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource… Read more
Electricity Use In New England Dropped 2 Percent In 2014
Total use of electricity in New England last year dropped 2 percent from 2013, ISO-New England said in its 2014 Annual Markets Report. Read more
Monitor: PJM’s Markets Produced Competitive Results In First Quarter Of 2015
PJM’s wholesale electric energy, capacity, and regulation markets produced competitive results during the first three months 2015, according to the grid operator’s independent market monitor. Read more
PJM Expects Adequate Resources This Summer
PJM said there will be adequate electricity available during the hottest days this summer, even as some power plants have been retired. Read more
NYISO Says Sufficient Resources Available To Meet Summer Demand
Electricity supplies in New York State are expected to be adequate to meet projected demand this summer, NYISO reported. Read more
ERCOT Forecasts Adequate Seasonal, Long-Term Generation Resources
ERCOT forecast sufficient electric generation capacity to serve expected power demands for the coming summer and fall. Read more