Australian Energy Crisis Prompts Suspension of National Electricity Market

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:35:38 +0000

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on June 15 indefinitely suspended spot markets in all regions of its National Electricity Market (NEM), citing critical power generation supply shortfalls that it said made it “impossible to continue” operations under national electricity rules. AEMO—the independent system operator (ISO) that operates the competitive market serving New South Wales, […]

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Market Transitions: The MOPR Merry-Go-Round

Credit to Author: Kennedy Maize| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:11:00 +0000

The PJM Interconnection’s Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) was introduced in 2006 as a floor to bar new generators from artificially depressing capacity auction clearing prices through below-cost bids.

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