Tag Archives: Carbon Pricing

PJM and NYISO take Steps to Address State Policy Objectives

UPDATED 07.25.2018 FERC rejected PJM’s proposed tariff revisions on June 29, 2018. PJM and the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) both recently issued proposals to address the interplay of state policy objectives and wholesale electric market pricing.  PJM presented … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on PJM and NYISO take Steps to Address State Policy Objectives

Virginia Proposes to Join RGGI, Cut Emissions by 30%

On January 8, Virginia’s proposed Regulation for Emissions Trading Programs was published in the Virginia Register of Regulations.  The regulation proposes a CO2 Budget Trading Program that imposes a declining cap on carbon emissions from certain fossil-fuel-fired stationary boilers, combustion … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Virginia Proposes to Join RGGI, Cut Emissions by 30%

NYISO, PJM Release Papers on Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets

In August, two regional grid operators for the mid-Atlantic region—the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM)—released papers analyzing the feasibility of pricing carbon emissions in the wholesale electricity markets they administer. NYISO’s paper, Pricing Carbon … Continue reading

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged , | Comments Off on NYISO, PJM Release Papers on Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets