Amended Maine Bill Would Require Utilities to Participate in RTO
Updates on House Bill LD2038 (Kessler) is an amended bill that would require Maine transmission and distribution utilities to participate in a regional transmission…
News Stories: ISO/RTO
March 31, 2026
February 23, 2026
Data Centers Support Grid But Unexpected Trips Could Hurt
Data centers received plaudits in recent winter storm Fern both for their ability to provide backup power and for voluntary ramp-downs. Greater industry concern is being…
October 14, 2025
Supplier Files FERC Complaint Seeking Relief From ISO Phantom Load Allocations
“BP Energy Retail Company LLC (“BPERC” or “Complainant”) hereby submits a Complaint seeking relief from certain invoices issued by ISO-NE based on phantom load…
September 22, 2025
Legislation Paves Way For Western State To Join/Form Multi-state RTO
California legislature paves way to join a multi-state regional transmission organization (RTO). Assembly Bill 825, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in September,…
July 2, 2025
Resource Adequacy Policy Session #4 Held
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) held a policy meeting on July 2, 2025, discussing how the country’s power system operators function and what they’re doing to…
April 7, 2025
West Coast RTO Initiative Inches Forward
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative seeks to create a new, independent regional organization (RO) with a territory including Arizona, California, New Mexico,…
November 1, 2024
PJM / NJ Updates
PJM is preventing developers from adding battery storage to existing projects that have extra grid space, which defies a federal mandate. The regional grid operator has…
October 17, 2024
CPUC Makes Demand Side Smart Grid Slide Presentation Available
The CPUC filed its presentation slides for the demand side grid support program workshop held on 10/18/24 Of note, the purpose of this workshop was to review proposed…
October 15, 2024
OPC Files Petition For Investigation Into The Impact Of The PJM Capacity Auction And Request For Establishment Of Task Force To Develop Solutions
From Petition: Pursuant to Rules 101.1 and 105.8 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“PSC” or…
PJM Seeks Waiver From FERC To Delay Next Three Base Rate Auctions
PJM files waiver request seeking permission to delay its next three base capacity auctions by about six months each through the 2029/30 delivery year. The first one is…
