CRA supported Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) in reviewing responsive options to reforms in the PJM capacity market, which threaten to lead to over-procurement and increased costs to ratepayers. CRA’s analysis, filed with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, was designed to inform JCP&L in understanding the economic and administrative considerations with certain responsive options, including a particular proposal put forth by other stakeholders. CRA experts also put forth an alternative capacity procurement “straw man” proposal that accounts for prevailing participant incentives and will support cost effective outcomes for New Jersey customers. CRA’s analysis included total and distributional cost issues, procurement considerations, market power, and risk management.
Impacts of offshore wind on reliability and affordability in ISO-NE and NYISO
In this white paper, the authors assess the contribution of offshore wind (OSW) to system reliability and affordability in ISO New England (ISO-NE) and the New...