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PUC Hosts Feb. 1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets

PA Environment Daily

The Public Utility Commission published notice in the January 20 PA Bulletin it will hold a February 1 virtual meeting of stakeholders on the issue of proposed rules for distributed energy resources participation in wholesale electricity markets. To participate in this meeting, contact Kayla Cobaugh, kacobaugh@pa.gov by January 31, 2024.

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New data tool explores trends in wholesale power prices and renewable energy supply

Environmental News Bits

A new visualization tool from Berkeley Lab allows users to explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. Read the full story from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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Retail Electricity Customers Denied Relief from Uri

Energy & the Law

Takeaway: Texas does not recognize a legal duty owed by wholesale power generators to retail customers to provide continuous electricity to the electric grid and ultimately to the customers. This decision is about wholesale power generators. All they do is generate electricity and sell it at wholesale.

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Senate Hearing: Wholesale Electricity Prices Too Low To Support Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants In Market; Natural Gas Reliability Issues Will Continue

PA Environment Daily

On May 1, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee was told the wholesale prices of electricity in the PJM regional electric grid are too low to support coal and natural gas power plants. PJM operates the electricity grid and wholesale power markets in 13 states (including Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia.

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D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC Order No. 841, Ensuring Storage Access to Wholesale Markets

Renewable + Law

841 and 841A, which established a framework for electric storage resources’ (“ESRs”) participation in wholesale markets. In holding that FERC’s prohibition on state-imposed bans on local ESR participation in federal markets directly affects wholesale rates, the D.C. Nothing in Order No.

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PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Regulation On Use Of Distributed Energy Resources And Virtual Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

DeFrank and Vice Chair Kimberly Barrow to examine PUC regulations and potential regulatory changes related to DERs and examine the upcoming impact of federal rules allowing DER participation in the wholesale energy market, to ensure that Pennsylvania is not left behind.

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Ohio Ratepayers Shouldn’t Have to Pay for Money-Losing Coal Plants

Union of Concerned Scientists

The OVEC plants sell electricity into the regional wholesale market operated by PJM Interconnection , and the utilities receive the amount of resulting revenue in proportion to their OVEC ownership stake. Similarly, the utilities also get billed proportionally by OVEC for the costs of operating the coal plants.

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