Hydropower
Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project
… during periods of low power demand. The water volume used to generate electricity is cycled between the lower and upper reservoirs, so the … turbine/generator sets operate in normal gravity-feed mode to generate electricity. The upper dam underwent maintenance work during the 2004 …
Summaries | December 2025 Commission Meeting
… to pay refunds for spot market energy sales that exceeded the Western Electricity Coordinating Council soft price cap of $1,000/MWh. The … to pay refunds for spot market energy sales that exceeded the Western Electricity Coordinating Council soft price cap of $1,000/MWh. The …
Commissioner James Danly Dissent in Part Regarding Basin Electric Power Cooperative
… in Sierra , and would threaten to inject more volatility into the electricity market by undermining a key source of stability . The FPA … essential role of contracts as a key factor fostering stability in the electricity market, to the long-run benefit of consumers.” [8] These …
Commissioner Phillips and Commissioner Rosner Concurrence Regarding PJM’s Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI) Proposal (ER25-712-000)
… to seriously undermine confidence in Commission-jurisdictional electricity markets. Nonetheless, we believe that the Commission must … process that is fitting for the nation’s oldest and largest organized electricity market. For these reasons, we respectfully concur. … 2025 Long-Term Load Forecast Report Predicts Significant Increase in Electricity Demand , …
Electric
major orders
Major Orders
… Staff AD12-12-000 11/15/12 Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets - Order Directing Further Conferences And Reports Order No. 760 04/19/12 Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic …
C-1: Commissioner Clements’ Concurrence in Part and Dissent in Part Regarding Texas Eastern Transmission, LP Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC
… have clearly stated their intention to transition to zero-emission electricity (over thirty percent of regional gas consumption today is used to generate electricity), [10] and state utility regulators have implemented …
Commissioner Christie’s Concurrence in DCR Transmission regarding Transmission Cost Caps, Competitive Bidding, Transmission Incentives, ER23-2309
… ; Peter Fairley, The US Electricity Transmission System Is in Gridlock: How a national … added), https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2023-3-fall/feature/us-electricity-transmission-system-gridlock . See also Margaret Cook, et …
Chairman Glick, and Commissioners Clements, Christie, and Phillips, concurrence regarding Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
… NARUC ANOPR Initial Comments); see also Comment of the Harvard Electricity Law Initiative, Docket No. RM21-17 (filed Oct. 12, 2021); … Docket No. RM21-17, at 60-74 (filed Oct. 12, 2021); Comments of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council, Docket No. RM21-17, at 13-14 …
Chairman Phillips' Dissent in PJM’s Susquehanna Co-Location Proposal, ER24-2172
… those AI models. [5] And make no mistake: access to reliable electricity is the lifeblood of those data centers. I am deeply … in the resource mix. Ensuring reliable and affordable supplies of electricity throughout the coming period of increasing demand and …
Chairman Christie’s Dissent to Rejection of MISO’s Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) Filing, ER25-1674
… Market and Electric Reliability Assessment 31 (May 15, 2025) (“The electricity demand trend shows a clear upward trajectory, reversing a … id. at 35 (“According to [the U.S. Energy Information Administration], electricity generators plan to potentially retire 14.4 GW of nameplate …