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This week’s feature:

• ISO-NE Submits Info on Forward Capacity Auction #11

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

ISO-New England Submits Informational Filing for Forward Capacity Auction #11

On November 8, 2016, ISO New England submitted an informational filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the eleventh Forward Capacity Auction (FCA #11). The auction will begin on February 6, 2017, and will procure the capacity resources needed for the New England control area for the 2020-2021 Capacity Commitment Period. The informational filing includes the ISO’s determinations regarding the qualification of resources for FCA #11. It also includes locational capacity requirements based upon the topology of the transmission system, and specifically which capacity zones are to be modeled in the auction.

In a separate filing, the ISO submitted the Installed Capacity Requirement (ICR)-related values for the 2020-2021 Capacity Commitment Period for review.