On May 23, 2018, NEPGA filed two related pleadings at FERC: A Complaint (with a request for fast-track processing) asking for relief from ISO-NE’s proposal to re-price the Mystic 8 and 9 Units, or any other resources subsequently retained for fuel security, as price-takers in the FCA, and offering a remedy that would require such […]

NEPGA filed a Motion to Intervene and Comments in the grid resilience administrative docket open before FERC (No. AD18-7).  NEPGA asks FERC to take notice that the Operational Fuel Security Analysis produced by ISO-NE, which ISO-NE offers as a “framework” for understanding the “fuel security risk” in New England, does not define that risk because […]

NEPGA filed an Answer to the Motion for Clarification filed by the New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) in the Peak Energy Rent (PER) settlement proceeding (Nos. EL16-120, et al.). In its Motion, NESCOE asks the Commission to find that the terms agreed to the in the PER settlement do not apply to capacity […]

NEPGA filed a Protest and supporting Affidavit from Paul Sotkiewicz in response to the ISO-NE/Internal Market Monitor proposal to reduce the Dynamic De-List Bid Threshold from $5.50/kW-month in FCA 12 to $4.30/kW-month in FCAs 13-15 (No. ER18-619).  NEPGA argues that the Dynamic De-List Bid Threshold proposed by ISO-NE and the IMM is unjust and unreasonable […]

NEPGA filed Comments and a Limited Protest of ISO-NE’s proposal to create a second auction – a Substitution Auction – to allow certain subsidized clean, renewable and alternative energy resources the opportunity to acquire a Capacity Supply Obligation when they are not economic in the Forward Capacity Auction (No. ER18-619).  NEPGA offered its support for […]

On December 20, 2-17, Calpine Corporation and LS Power Associates (the Complainants) filed a complaint asking FERC to order ISO-NE to adopt a Tariff provision that would cause ISO-NE to not offer Unit 1 of the Clear River Energy Center (Clear River) as supply in FCA 12 and to not compensate Unit 1 during the […]

NEPGA filed comments with FERC in response to ISO-NE’s filing of a Net Installed Capacity Requirement for effect in FCA 12 (No. ER18-263-000).  NEPGA explains that the NICR methodology employed by ISO-NE overstates the contribution of behind the meter solar pv resources to ISO-NE’s resource adequacy needs, but notes that ISO-NE has committed to work […]