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As Agency Enforcement Efforts Mount, CFTC Prohibits Private Lawsuits Against RTOs/ISOs for Market Manipulation

Posted by  on Wednesday, November 30th 2016     

Incidents of alleged fraud and market manipulation in the energy markets increasingly have received the attention of federal agency enforcement efforts, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Our recent post highlights FERC’s growing efforts to combat market manipulation. And on November 21, 2016, the CFTC released its … Continue reading →

category: CFTC, Demand Response, Electricity, Electricity Markets, Energy Litigation, FERC, FERC v. EPSA, Grid Reliability, ISO, Legislative Updates, Market Manipulation, RTO

First FERC Workshop on Price Formation in RTO/ISO Markets Will Address Uplift Payments

Posted by  on Monday, July 28th 2014     

Several weeks ago, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) announced that in order to facilitate its evaluation of price formation in energy and ancillary services markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs) and Independent System Operators (“ISOs”), it would schedule workshops to foster dialogue with the industry regarding the market rules and operational practices that affect … Continue reading »

category: Electricity, Electricity Markets, Energy Policy, FERC, ISO, RTO

FERC Technical Conference on Enhancing Efficiency of Real-Time & Day-Ahead Electricity Markets

Posted by  on Friday, May 30th 2014     

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) will convene a Technical Conference on “Increasing Real-Time And Day-Ahead Market Efficiency Through Improved Software” on June 23-25, 2014.  In its 2009-2014 Strategic Plan, FERC set forth a strategy to “Promote operational efficiency in wholesale markets through the exploration and encouragement of the use of software and hardware that … Continue reading »

category: Electricity, Electricity Markets, FERC