In a recent order, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (“Department” or “DPU”) stated that time varying rates are an essential component of grid modernization. As a result, the design of basic service must change to incorporate time of use (“TOU”) rates for all customers, including residential customers. The Department noted that in 2013, the
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State of the Market in PJM
According to a report released yesterday by Monitoring Analytics, LLC, the results of the energy, capacity and regulation markets in PJM were competitive, resulting in a good overall state of the market in PJM for 2013. Monitoring Analytics, LLC is the Independent Market Monitor for PJM and is also referred to as the Market Monitoring…
Department of Energy Launches Electric Grid Cybersecurity Initiative
Last week, officials from the Energy Department, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security met with senior leaders from across the electric sector to launch an initiative to better protect the nation’s electric grid. Over a dozen electric utilities and grid operators are expected to participate in the pilot program to test the…
PJM’s CEO Terry Boston discusses Cyber Security and Reliability
Although PJM headquarters is just minutes from Steven & Lee’s Valley Forge office, it took a recent trip to Washington, DC, for me to catch up with its President and CEO, Terry Boston. PJM manages the largest power grid in North America and the largest electricity market in the world. It is a regional transmission…
New Jersey Releases Final 2011 Energy Master Plan
Yesterday Governor Chris Christie issued a press release discussing the highlights of the state’s 151 page Energy Master Plan (“EMP”). The Board of Public Utilities (“BPU”) president, Lee A. Solomon, believes the plan balances the needs of ratepayers with New Jersey’s policy goals. As discussed in the EMP, there are five major goals:
- Drive down
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PJM Hosts Grid 20/20
November 29th and 30th, 2011, are high-powered days for those in the electric industry. Tuesday, FERC began its two-day technical conference on reliability and not too far away at the Grand Hyatt in DC, Pennsylvania-based PJM kicked off Grid 20/20, a forum to provide PJM members and policy makers with cutting-edge ideas, visions and technologies…
National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid
The Association for Demand Response and Smart Grid (“ADS”) hosted its 8th National Town Meeting July 12-14, 2011. In addition to sharing best practices and lessons learned, the meeting highlighted the extraordinary amount of work yet to be accomplished in order to provide US citizens with the full benefits of the smart grid. I found…
FERC Orders Technical Conference Regarding PJM’s Rule Changes: EnerNOC Declares Victory
On April 7, 2011, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) submitted proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (Operating Agreement) and Reliability Assurance Agreement Among Load Serving Entities in the PJM Region (Reliability Assurance Agreement). PJM states the purpose of the proposed changes is to clarify PJM’s rules applicable to…
EnerNOC wins Declaratory Judgment in PJM Battle
On February 22, 2011, demand side management (“DSM”) company EnerNOC, filed a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting that FERC find that EnerNOC and other companies may continue to register customers and settle under PJM’s GLD baseline methodology as they have in previous periods without enforcement action being threatened. GLD is one of three baseline methods prescribed in…