[Take two!] Four events this week may send us once more into the fray of FERC, state policies, and RTO/ISO wholesale markets. A thread on them, starting with a significant announcement from 5 of the New England Governors . . . 1/
1. Today, @NESCOEStates released the "Governors Statement on Electricity Reform 2020", calling for the regional ISO to become "a committed partner in [their] decarbonization efforts." 2/ nescoe.com/resource-cente…
It's a forceful statement noting the misalignment of today's "electricity market and organizational structures" with the State's clean energy mandates, and suggesting these States will seek to be more in the driver's seat going forward. Significant and important! 3/
2. Also today, two large natural gas-fired generators in NYISO filed a complaint at FERC asking FERC to impose a PJM-style broad MOPR on the rest of the state (currently such a MOPR only applies downstate). I don't need to explain why this is controversial . . . 4/
3. Tomorrow, @FERC will rule on PJM's proposal to comply with FERC's orders requiring it to install the broad MOPR. PJM's compliance filing included important flexibility for renewables and other advanced energy resources to reflect their actual costs and clear the market. 5/
PJM would allow these technologies to develop unit specific offer floors based on their actual circumstances, rather than under generic parameters designed for gas-fired power plants. If FERC rejects PJM's filing, we'll be facing major Qs about the future of PJM + the states. 6/
4. FERC has also included in it's Open Meeting agenda for tomorrow an item regarding the recent Carbon Pricing Technical Conference; hoping we'll hear about planned next steps. 7/ ferc.gov/sites/default/…
As I mentioned in this UD story, I thought the conference gave some reason to hope for a policy shift from FERC in how it addresses the interaction of state policies and wholesale markets. So that is definitely something to watch as it moves forward. 8/ utilitydive.com/news/ferc-carb…
So, there's, um, A LOT going on when it comes to FERC-state relationships and the future of RTO/ISO markets this week. Let's hope this isn't me come next week. 9/9 
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