Having lost Entergy to MISO, the Southwest Power Pool seeks its pound of flesh.
The competitive transmission genie is out of the bottle.
Mississippi draws a line in the sand.
The trouble with treating grid projects as market players in New York’s capacity auction.
New tools for enhancing utility preparedness and response.
Interregional grid planning under FERC Order 1000.
An approach to complying with NERC’s new cybersecurity standard, CIP-007 (R2).
NERC’s new standards require utilities to lock down network ports and services. Compliance calls for a systematic approach to cataloging and tracking.
Is discounted cash flow (DCF) still a reliable tool for determining equity cost?
FERC decision on PJM mitigation is a model for other ISOs and RTOs.
Capacity markets have been a significant source of controversy since the inception of competitive wholesale markets. While there are many regulatory questions to be answered in constructing capacity markets, the primary goal of such markets should be to attract capacity that is competitively priced.
More planning, fewer incentives, and a black swan on the horizon.
The transmission superhighway still needs major investments. Rate incentives were working -- until FERC started backing away from them. FERC should assert its authority more aggressively to promote the vision of a robust interstate grid.