Vortex

Grid Performed Well During New Year’s Cold Snap, But Price Reform Needed, PJM Says

Grid Performed Well During New Year’s Cold Snap, But Price Reform Needed, PJM Says

PJM Interconnection’s electricity grid performed well during the Dec. 28-Jan. 7 cold snap, but a major increase in related uplift charges shows the need to reform pricing for energy and reserves, according to a report released by the regional transmission organization (RTO) Monday.

February 26, 2018

FERC Chairman Caught in Political Vortex

With the U.S. Senate in a holding pattern until after the election, a rumored recess appointment by the White House to extend Chairman James J. Hoecker’s tour-of-duty at FERC by another year also has been drawn into the no-fly zone, awaiting Tuesday’s election results.

November 6, 2000