The election of a US Democrat led government pretty much means the end of the Minimum Offer Price Rule used so far in the PJM capacity market and scheduled to be considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shortly for New York as well. There are many indications: for the first point, papers have clearly shown that the MOPR does not work for either side – not for renewables suppliers, for the individual States, for the consumer in terms of pricing, nor for the utilities still tied to fossil fuels, who must now, under Biden, take a leap toward decarbonization. Secondly, the Rule has not really been used in anger as yet, but it will almost certainly lead to…