[Robert357]

I stand corrected. I jumped to conclusions. Ferc has obviously let CA slide on this one. There is a national deadline fast approaching on RTO all accross the US. Most of the utilities are saying that they want more time to file their plans and FERC is saying that they want to get this done soon. Again, thanks for educating me on this.

[snopercod]

...high costs in the gas and NOx emission credit markets drove up power production costs

As we FReepers have know for a long time, generators must either shut down when they reach their "emission limits", buy "emission credits" at exorbitant prices, or pay fines of $7.50 per pound of NOx and $1.20 per pound of CO.