Topic
Capacity Auctions
11 published works
Washington Energy Report
PJM Seeks Extension of Price Collar for Capacity Auctions
By Quintessa Davis, Emily Beard
On February 27, 2026, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) filed an amendment to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) to extend the price cap and price floor for all Reliability Pricing Model…
Washington Energy Report
DC Circuit Upholds PJM’s Sunset of EER Participation in Capacity Auctions
On February 10, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) upheld FERC’s order accepting revisions to the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) Open Access…
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D.C. Circuit Confirms FERC’s Section 206 Authority to Reprice PJM Capacity Auctions Despite Third Circuit Section 205 Ruling
By Sahara Shrestha, Antonia Douglas
On January 13, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) in FERC v. PJM Interconnection, LLC., et al., held that FERC erred…
Energy Law Blog
FERC Continues to Squeeze Renewable Resources Participating in Wholesale Electric Capacity Markets
By Mark Sundback, William Rappolt, Andrew Mina
On February 20, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission” or “FERC”) issued several orders narrowing New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“NYISO”) buyer-side market power mitigation rules in its…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Denies DER Projects’ Request to Participate in ISO-NE Capacity Auction, Sparking Dissent from Commissioner Glick
By Katherine O'Konski, Elizabeth McCormick
On February 5, 2020, FERC denied a request from demand-side energy management company Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc. d/b/a CPower (“CPower”) for a one-time waiver of ISO New England, Inc’s (“ISO-NE”)…
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FERC Denies DER Projects’ Waiver Request to Participate in ISO-NE’s Capacity Auction
By Sidney Villanueva, Russell Kooistra
On February 3, 2020, FERC denied a waiver request filed by Genbright LLC (“Genbright”) seeking a one-time limited waiver of Market Rule 1 in the ISO New England Inc. (“ISO-NE”)…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Addresses Complaints Regarding Market Manipulation in MISO 2015/16 Capacity Auction
By Miriam Archibong, Miles Kiger
On July 19, 2019, FERC largely denied four complaints filed in May and June of 2015 (“2015 Complaints”) concerning the results of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“MISO”) 2015/16…
Washington Energy Report
D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC Finding of No Manipulation in ISO-NE Capacity Market Auction
By Elizabeth McCormick, Christopher Zentz
On July 24, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) affirmed FERC’s 2015 and 2016 orders denying challenges to ISO New England’s (“ISO-NE”) ninth and…
Washington Energy Report
D.C. Circuit Rejects FERC’s use of FPA Section 205 to Revise PJM Minimum Offer Price Rule
By Adrienne Thompson, Christopher Zentz
On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) vacated and remanded a set of FERC orders that revised the minimum offer price rule…
Washington Energy Report
PJM Power Providers File FERC Complaint Over New Jersey Law
On February 1, 2011, PJM Power Providers Group (“P3”), an association of 12 energy suppliers in the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) region, filed a complaint against PJM at the Federal…