Northwest expecting adequate hydropower as projections for spring melt look strong
Pacific Northwest power market players are gearing up for the possibility of normal to above-normal water supplies during spring melt. This is particularly seen in the marketplace
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Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
• Ohio Governor Ted Strickland is calling for a 10-year transition to market pricing for the state's electric utilities, most of whom are ready to go to
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PG&E seeks renewable energy supplies
Pacific Gas and Electric has issued a formal solicitation for new renewable energy, the utility's sixth renewable energy solicitation since 2002.
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PJM's monitor balks at 'spread bidding,' cautions it could be used for manipulation
Members of the PJM Interconnection are working on a new financial tool that would allow participants to implement spread bidding between nodes on the system. However, the
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PJM-Dominion interconnection queue deal may serve as example for reducing delays
The PJM Interconnection has resolved a dispute with Dominion Resources Service over the grid operator's delaying of interconnection studies for new capacity at a Pennsylvania power plant,
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Report warns that increased power exports may come with price for Maine consumers
Maine could see a hike in power costs as new transmission allows generators to sell outside of the state, according to a recent draft report from London
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SDG&E issues call for renewable energy
San Diego Gas & Electric issued a request for offers seeking renewable energy supply offers. SDG&E is seeking a variety of offer types, including power purchase agreements,
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TXU's Burke: Retailers must pay attention as expectations change among customers
Retail customers' expectations of their energy suppliers are changing and companies that do not adapt to those changes may not be around too long, according to TXU
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Weekly indexes for day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 15
Weekly indexes for day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 15
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Zonal day-ahead, load-weighted, average LMP (Dollars per MWh)
Zonal day-ahead, load-weighted, average LMP (Dollars per MWh)
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AEP urges FERC urged to reconsider high-voltage transmission cost allocation
American Electric Power is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider its approval of a pricing structure for transmission service by two of the country's major
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Average spark spreads for week ending Mar 7
Average spark spreads for week ending Mar 7
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BPA forecasts Northwest regional balance, adds that its own supply will not be enough
The Pacific Northwest has ample generation to meet expected demand growth over the next 10 years, assuming independent power producers sell their electricity into the region, according
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Cal-ISO sees risks from proposal to ban once-through seawater cooling for plants
The risk of rolling blackouts in California could increase four-fold depending on how many generating units are taken offline at one time to comply with a possible
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California lawmaker alarmed by prospect of PUC allowing renewed retail competition
A key state senator in California said last week that she finds it "shocking" that the California Public Utilities Commission is considering lifting the suspension of direct
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Cleco seeks short-term peaking capacity
Cleco on Thursday released a request for proposals for up to 450 MW of short-term flexible peaking capacity for one year beginning January 1.
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Competitive indicators for generators
Competitive indicators for generators
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Connecticut receives 11 peaking proposals
The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control said it received 11 proposals in response to its solicitation for additional peaking power in the state. All of the
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DC Energy Texas
• DC Energy Texas, a subsidiary of DC Energy Holdings, is seeking market-based rate authority with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to trade in regional markets, according
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Day-ahead and forward markets, last 30 days
Day-ahead and forward markets, last 30 days
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Day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 8
Day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 8
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Dissatisfied with MISO, Wisconsin utilities decide to stay in organized market for now
Wisconsin utilities have studied leaving the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, but for the time being they believe they should remain with the grid operator, according to
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Dominion said March 4
• Dominion said March 4 that it has purchased a 600-MW, natural gas-fired power project that Competitive Power Ventures has been developing but has not yet built
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FirstEnergy attorney says Ohio energy bill will make competition 'virtually unattainable'
Energy legislation passed by the Ohio Senate last fall and pending in a House committee is unconstitutional and would not survive a likely legal challenge, FirstEnergy attorney
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Florida measure would streamline siting and construction of transmission lines
The Florida Legislature's 2009 session convened Tuesday with only one major electricity-related bill on its agenda: a utility-backed measure that would make it easier for utilities to
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Generators and utilities dispute pricing plan proposed by Cal-ISO for backstop capacity
In a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a trio of generators contends that payments under the California Independent System Operator's controversial proposed "interim capacity procurement
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Improving coordination with transmission
• Improving coordination with transmission owners to better define roles and responsibilities in transmission expansion planning;
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Improving cost allocation for
• Improving cost allocation for new transmission projects;
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Improving stakeholder input in
• Improving stakeholder input in decision-making.
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Investment groups insist Congress needs to extend tax credits for renewable energy
Citing billions of dollars and thousands of megawatts at stake, high-level investors Tuesday urged Congress to extend federal tax credits to develop wind, solar and other renewable
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Kansas study says high fees on carbon could make wind generation competitive
The Kansas Corporation Commission said in a study released last week that bringing 1,000 MW of wind online in the state by 2015 would raise retail electric
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Market player Tower Research Capital: one piece of Gorton's diverse Lime Group
New York City-based Tower Research Capital is part of the Lime Group, a group of companies largely the vision of founder Mark Gorton. Lime Group's business dealings
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NRG Energy is appealing
• NRG Energy is appealing a Connecticut court decision that rejected the company's claim that its bid under a 2006 solicitation for power was not properly evaluated.
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Near-term markets ($/MWh)
Near-term markets ($/MWh)
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New York will cut reserve margin again, but generators call it short-term thinking
Independent power producers serving New York are warning of the effects of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision to approve a reduction in the state's installed reserve
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PJM accuses Power Edge and affiliates of manipulating transmission rights market
Power Edge and its affiliates, operated by New York hedge fund Tower Research Capital, engaged in market manipulation that increased energy prices in PJM by millions of
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Power capacity buyers oppose PJM hike in reference prices for capacity market
The PJM Interconnection recently proposed a sharp increase in basic reference prices for its forward capacity market, and capacity buyers including utilities, state officials and industrial companies
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Power providers urge caution as Maryland considers array of bills on power supplies
A Maryland House committee last week held hearings on five proposed energy policy bills now under consideration at the General Assembly.
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Prices in East fall in early part of week, then gain strength with gas and weather
North American wholesale electricity prices were moving up again last week after a brief warm-up in the East put a damper on heating demand and weakened spot
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Retailers hope senators in Michigan can soften lower chamber's energy plan
With the Michigan House of Representatives expected soon to approve a major rewrite of the state's retail choice law, competitive suppliers are preparing to mount what could
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SCE&G plans RFP for up to 570 MW
South Carolina Electric & Gas said in an integrated resource plan filed with state regulators last week that the utility expects to need several hundred megawatts of
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Specialists detail essentials for renewables: subsidies, mandates and more transmission
To get commercial wind and solar generators built, subsidies and mandates are essential in both Europe and the US, speakers said Wednesday at the Washington International Renewable
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Streamlining the generation interconnection
• Streamlining the generation interconnection queue;
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Utilities win rate approval for PATH line, will go to state regulators later this year
American Electric Power and Allegheny Energy have begun routing studies and environmental assessments for their $1.8 billion, 765-kV Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline project, and they intend to seek
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Weekly indexes for day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 8
Weekly indexes for day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 8
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Wells Fargo Energy Markets
• Wells Fargo Energy Markets, a subsidiary of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Co., received a green light from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to trade wholesale
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With ISO-NE saying goodbye to contracts, Enernoc gets CL&P demand response deal
Demand response provider Enernoc said Connecticut Power & Light has signed a new contract with the company, calling for Enernoc to provide up to 170 MW of
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With lots of generation blowing in the wind, grid integration plans aim to avoid trouble
If the answer to the country's thirst for renewable energy resources is blowing in the wind, the utility industry is trying to make sure it is asking
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APPA urges return to 'Day 1' RTO model but admits FERC sees markets differently
The nation's "Day 2" regional transmission organizations managing fully centralized power markets should be converted to "Day 1" entities that concentrate on scheduling transmission capacity and managing
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Allegheny generation up, utilities down
Allegheny Energy fourth-quarter earnings soared to $110 million from $61.8 million on higher earnings from power sales, the Pennsylvania-based utility company said last month. Fourth-quarter revenue increased
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Ameren profits jump on merchant sales
Driven by competitive power sales, Ameren's fourth-quarter earnings soared 77% to $108 million from $61 million a year ago, the St. Louis-based electric and natural gas utility
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Average spark spreads for week ending Feb 29
Average spark spreads for week ending Feb 29
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Cal-ISO says MRTU simulation going well, with market launch decision still unsettled
The California Independent System Operator said Tuesday that its ongoing simulation of its market redesign and technology upgrade is going well, with no significant problems arising and
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Competitive indicators for generators
Competitive indicators for generators
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Connections to other market players murky for company seeking market-based rates
Energy Exchange Direct, a company requesting market-based rates from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has revised its filing to name its owner after originally stating only that
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Constellation and Hess win Delmarva RFP at prices 15% higher for some contracts
Constellation Energy Commodities Group and Hess were the two winning bidders for Delmarva Power's solicitation of 595.8 MW of full-requirements wholesale supply for its customers on standard
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Constellation's merchant segment climbs
Constellation Energy reported net income of $258 million on revenues of $5.35 billion in the fourth quarter, down from the $405 million net on $4.65 billion in
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Customer groups say MISO resource plan imposes too many limits on what is counted
Transmission customers within the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator continue to complain to regulators about MISO's proposed new resource adequacy requirement plan, saying it sets unreasonable deadlines,
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Day-ahead and forward markets, last 30 days
Day-ahead and forward markets, last 30 days
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Day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 1
Day-ahead markets for week ending Mar 1
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Dominion may have deal on Virginia project and may cut opposition to line at same time
Dominion Virginia Power has reached an agreement to purchase a project that would involve building a 600-MW, natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Warren County in northern
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Dynegy narrows Q4 loss to $46 million
Dynegy said Wednesday that adding more than 8,000 MW of LS Power capacity to its generation portfolio in 2007 and benefiting from higher power prices enabled it
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Emergency load shedding in ERCOT points to hazards as wind takes bigger supply role
Load shedding and the use of an emergency curtailment plan in Texas last week was evidence of some of the unique operational challenges that growing amounts of
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Enernoc stock price hits new low after loss
Demand response provider Enernoc has routinely reported quarterly losses after its initial public offering of stock last year, though its stock price generally remained strong at about
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Exelon thrives with competitive generation
Despite his company's 5% decline in fourth-quarter profits, Exelon chief John Rowe on Wednesday proclaimed 2007 as "the best year ever" for the Chicago-based utility giant. In
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FERC conditionally approves MISO plan for centralized ancillary services market
The creation of a single market for ancillary services by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator will foster price competition among resources and increase reliability, the Federal
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FERC discusses Arizona-California line with eye on federal backstop siting power
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has taken its first cautious steps of consultation on a possible use of its backstop authority over transmission siting under the Energy
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FERC interconnection rules pass court test; jurisdiction and cost allocations left in place
The Supreme Court last week declined to review a lower court's decision upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's jurisdictional authority over large-generator interconnections, including cost allocation decisions
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Fight continues over PURPA obligations for power purchases within SPP markets
The American Wind Energy Association insists that transmission constraints, illiquid wholesale markets and utilities' questionable purchasing practices all should have led federal regulators to require utilities in
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Financial trouble driving Australian firm out of Con Ed deal, other power projects
The worldwide credit crunch is knocking Allco Financial Group out of the infrastructure sector. Among other steps in an abrupt strategy change to cope with a financial
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Florida panel put together to investigate causes of widespread short-lived blackout
A special panel led by the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council will meet for the first time today to begin a detailed investigation into "the root cause" of
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Forwards, after more gains, take a break; dailies, near-terms down on fundamentals
Northeast forwards continued climbing, getting strong support from the NYMEX gas futures contract. Power forwards trading on the IntercontinentalExchange last week was slower, but bids and offers
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