Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO)/Independent System Operators (ISO)

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December 15, 2016 Item E-2: FERC Proposes Minimum Pricing Requirements for Fast-Start Resources News Release | Presentation | NOPR eFile your Comments

November 17, 2016 Item E-2: FERC Revises Offer Caps in Regional Wholesale Electricity Markets News Release | Presentation | Order No. 831 Item E-1: FERC Proposes to Integrate Electricity Storage into Organized Markets News Release | Presentation | Commissioners' Statements: LaFleur | NOPR eFile your Comments by January 30, 2017

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Independent System Operators grew out of Orders Nos. 888/889 where the Commission suggested the concept of an Independent System Operator as one way for existing tight power pools to satisfy the requirement of providing non-discriminatory access to transmission. Subsequently, in Order No. 2000, the Commission encouraged the voluntary formation of Regional Transmission Organizations to administer the transmission grid on a regional basis throughout North America (including Canada). Order No. 2000 delineated twelve characteristics and functions that an entity must satisfy in order to become a Regional Transmission Organization.