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Proposed PJM Transmission Tariff Encounters Opposition
The proposed federal transmission tariff of the PJM Interconnection reregulates wholesale access in a way that was unanticipated when many new large loads were planned and is opposed by some market participants. The transmission rate case…
What Texas Consumers Are Telling Us About Churn, Default Risk and Rate Confusion
ElectricityPlans.com recently completed its second annual Texas Electricity Consumer Confidence Survey. The findings reveal growing concern about high electricity bills, continued grid anxiety and frustration with Texas electricity…
Fraud Identified. Risk Diverted.
Fraud in retail energy is no longer isolated it’s systemic, sophisticated, and increasingly costly. From digital enrollments to third-party sales channels, bad actors are exploiting gaps across the customer lifecycle. The reality? Fraud is…
Equipment Vendors Lead in Virtual Power Plants While States Set Market Rules
Equipment vendors are racing to add customers to virtual power plants (VPPs) while efforts to create the networks within regulatory boundaries proceed comparatively slowly at the state level. Vendors, which often sell solar panels along…
Competitive Electricity Is Failing? Look at Texas.
What if the biggest criticism of competitive electricity markets is based on the wrong metric? For years, the debate has centered on a single question: Are customers saving money versus the utility default rate? It’s a clean soundbite.…
Ancillary Services Market Scrutinized in New England
ISO New England is redesigning its day-ahead ancillary services market formula after protests over high winter prices and a request from New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte. Ayotte (D) asked the grid operator on March 16 to work…
ERCOT, PUCT to Consider Connections of New Large Loads in Batches, Not Individually
Rules being developed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding batch study criteria are not expected to be final until this summer. New requirements for large electric load developers are in the pipeline at the Electric…
