Chairman Glick's Press Conference Remarks
… that we need to improve resilience and bring down the cost of electricity. In so doing, they will help us address the needs of the changing resource mix—and the changing role of electricity in our society more generally. Today’s NOPR tackles …
FERC Transmission Reform Paves Way for Adding New Energy Resources to Grid
… and in doing so, help provide more reliable, resilient, and affordable electricity for all consumers,” FERC Chairman Willie Phillips said. … in interconnection queues throughout the country – that is as much electricity generation capacity as all the power plants now operating …
Hydropower
Use and Regulation of a Renewable Resource
… production. We save 531 million barrels of oil each year by generating electricity via hydropower. Hydroelectric projects are: Free from air … systems. Today, hydro contributes only about 10 percent of the electricity produced in the U.S. or about 74,800 megawatts of …
Self Reports
Office of Electric Reliability
FERC, NERC Release Final Report on Lessons from Winter Storm Elliott
… Christmas 2022 storm that contributed to power outages for millions of electricity customers in the Eastern half of the country. The 167-page … particularly those addressing the interdependence of gas and electricity. The report highlights what I’ve called for before: Someone …
Chairman Glick's Fair Rates Act Statement on Southeast EEM (SEEM)
… Docket: ER21-1111-002 Expanding regional electricity markets is one of the single most important steps that the … * Currently, the Southeast region operates as a traditional wholesale electricity market. Trading occurs bilaterally under wholesale power … is for markets like the Southeast to move toward organized wholesale electricity markets. RTOs and ISOs have led to significant benefits …
Interconnection of Large Loads to the Interstate Transmission System (Docket No. RM26-4-000)
… on potential reforms related to how large loads — generally defined as electricity demand greater than 20 megawatts (MW) – interconnect to the … by data center or transmission development Many others who follow electricity issues, including members of the public with concerns about …
Electric
FERC Chairman Glick, Commissioners Discuss the Changing Energy Landscape at House Oversight Hearing
… sector: Building the transmission grid of the future. Modernizing electricity market design. Updating FERC’s natural gas certificate … and in certain regards may fail to reflect the changes of the modern electricity sector.” FERC’s job is not to pick winners and losers, “but …
Item E-2: Commissioner James Danly Concurrence Regarding Participation of Aggregators of Retail Demand Response Customers in Markets Operated by RTOs and ISOs
… the long-established division between federal and state regulation of electricity. [4] I invite these states and any other parties interested … and current role of the states in exercising jurisdiction over retail electricity and distribution systems, including oversight over demand …
E-1: Commissioner Rosner’s Concurrence on PJM Co-Location
… the cost savings that consumers so badly need and ensure reliable electricity for all. Saying no to innovation is not a winning … fewer transmission upgrades to access the grid, allowing much-needed electricity to get online more quickly and affordably. Furthermore, … progress on solutions beyond co-location to keep up with growing electricity demand by directing PJM to provide the Commission with a …
Electric
smart grid
Smart Grid
… transmission of electric power and in regional and wholesale electricity markets. Characteristics of a Smart Grid as described by … and consumer devices; deployment and integration of advanced electricity storage and peak-shaving technologies, including plug-in …