FERC vs. Idaho
PURPA and the future of avoided cost rates.
A tussle between Idaho and the feds exemplifies the flood of petitions that QFs have filed during the past several years, asking FERC to enforce or confirm their PURPA-guaranteed rights.
Energy Disconnect
Misguided policies threaten resource adequacy.
Resource planning is grinding to a halt. From EPA regulations to irrational markets, today’s policy missteps threaten tomorrow’s reliability.
Pricing Social Benefits
Calculating and allocating costs for non-traditional utility services.
Alternative ways to calculate utilities’ costs of service allow policy makers to achieve social goals in a way that’s fair and economically efficient.
SGIP, New and Improved
Making the case for collaboration on interoperability standards
The mission of harmonizing industry standards moves forward in the work of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel 2.0, Inc.
Impact on Market Behavior of Integrated Demand Side Resources
Significant penetrations of price elastic load and dispatchable demand response can introduce complex dynamics in the day ahead, hour ahead, and real time markets.
This sponsored, downloadable white paper presents an analysis of conditions for market stability and illustrates them with realistic simulations of energy markets.
Intelligent Hedging and Portfolio Optimization for Energy Markets
Submitted by jcole on Thu, 2013-07-25 09:26The marcus evans Intelligent Hedging and Portfolio Optimization for the Energy Markets Conference is a two day, educational focused meeting. Driven by single-track, case study presentations, the meeting will analyze the impact of regulatory changes on hedge fund strategies and the new CFTC compliance requirements for end users listed in the Dodd Frank Act.
TECO Energy Seeks Acquisition Approval from New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2013-07-23 15:49TECO Energy filed its application with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) for approval of its acquisition of New Mexico Gas. The application was filed jointly with New Mexico Gas Co. and its parent company, Continental Energy Systems. A decision by the PRC is expected by early 2014. In May, TECO Energy entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement with Continental Energy Systems to acquire New Mexico Gas Co. for a purchase price of $950 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.
NRG Solar Achieves Commercial Operation of Two Solar PV Projects in California
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2013-07-23 15:49NRG Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced that two of the solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities the company acquired from Recurrent Energy earlier this year have reached commercial operation.
FirstEnergy to Deactivate Two Coal-Fired Power Plants in Pennsylvania
Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2013-07-23 15:48FirstEnergy announced it expects to deactivate two coal-fired power plants located in Pennsylvania by October 9, 2013. The decision is based on the cost of compliance with current and future environmental regulations in conjunction with the continued low market price for electricity. The plants scheduled to be deactivated are Hatfield's Ferry Power Station in Masontown, Pa., and Mitchell Power Station in Courtney, Pa.