Commissioner Bernard L. McNamee Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent on Electric Storage Participation in RTO/ISO Markets
… energy storage resources (ESRs) have the potential to transform the electricity industry. ESRs will allow the electric transmission system … relevant here, the FPA grants the Commission jurisdiction to regulate electricity in two areas: (i) “transmission of electric energy in … facilities; it is affirmatively choosing to reduce its consumption of electricity. In the case of an ESR located either behind-the-meter or …
Hydropower
Pumped Storage Projects
… (i.e., an upper and lower reservoir) to store energy and generate electricity. Generally, when electricity demand is low (e.g., at night), excess electric generation … to pump water from the lower reservoir to the upper reservoir. When electricity demand is high, the stored water is released from the upper …
Markets Resources
… provides more information about RTOs/ISOs. An Introductory Guide to Electricity Markets regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory … sections contain explainers on recent rulemakings impacting organized electricity markets. Distributed Energy Resources Explainer on Facilitating Participation in Electricity Markets by Distributed Energy Resources (FERC Order No. …
Strategic Documents
FERC Strategic Plan Sets Priorities for Energy Infrastructure, Participation
… energy landscape is undergoing profound change. The demand for cleaner electricity is rapidly reshaping the resource mix, and FERC must consider how to ensure the reliable delivery of affordable electricity,” Chairman Rich Glick said. “Meanwhile, the increased … year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan sets out six priorities: modernizing electricity market design; improving the siting and review process for …
Commissioner Richard Glick Dissent in Part Regarding FERC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update PURPA Regulations
… utilities; and (3) to ensure that the resulting rates paid by electricity customers remain just and reasonable and in the public … coal as the country’s principal source of fuel for generating electricity. But reams of statistics do not make a law irrelevant. The … provides a way for QFs whose principal business is not generating electricity, such as industrial cogeneration facilities, to monetize …
Commissioner Richard Glick Dissent Regarding Constellation Mystic Power, LLC - ER18-1639-001
Commissioner Richard Glick
July 16, 2020
Docket No. ER18-1639-001
Order: E-3
Commissioner Christie’s Concurrence in E2 Related to Questions for RTO/ISO Reporting Concerning Market Constructs
… and October 12, 2021, as part of Docket No. AD21-10-000, Modernizing Electricity Market Design . [2] See, e.g., Jeffrey Tomich, Soaring … Notice of Technical Conference on Resource Adequacy in the Evolving Electricity Sector, Docket No. AD 21-10-000, Modernizing Electricity Market Design (noticing March 23, 2021technical …
Market Assessment
FERC Staff Issues 2022 Summer Assessment
… Commission to meaningfully advance initiatives that will better ensure electricity markets are ready to meet reliability challenges head on,” … Commission’s work to facilitate transmission infrastructure, modernize electricity markets, and safeguard our nation’s electric infrastructure … to rise 4.8%. Forecasted hotter temperatures, slightly increased electricity demand, and higher natural gas prices indicate higher …
E-9: Commissioner Christie’s Concurrence Regarding FPA Section 203 Regulations in NIPSCO, EC23-99
… following: (i) The merging entities currently do not provide inputs to electricity products (i.e., upstream products) and electricity products (i.e., downstream relevant products) in the same … is partially in MISO, and thus the merging entities “provide inputs to electricity products . . . and electricity products . . . in the same …