Tag: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
US Senate Approves Two Bipartisan Picks for FERC Commissioners
The US Senate has approved two candidates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that were nominated by President [...]
New FERC Order Allows Aggregated Distributed Energy Resources to Participate in Wholesale Markets
National business group Advanced Energy Economy applauded approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of a long-awaited rule [...]
Victory for Wholesale Energy Storage, but Does Order 841 Allow FERC to Assault Net Metering?
Order 841 lets regional transmission operators create wholesale markets for energy storage — potentially including fleets of behind-the-meter storage [...]
FERC Chairman to Congress: ‘Make Energy Policy Boring Again’
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee wants Congress to take up a large energy-focused legislative attempt, he told [...]
America’s Renewable Energy Capacity is Now Greater Than Coal
America’s coal industry has already been left in the dust by natural gas. Now it’s under immense pressure from [...]
An Overview of Energy Storage Laws and Policies in the US
Energy storage still faces significant challenges to reaching its full potential and these challenges are exacerbated as the time [...]
Energy Storage Gets Its Day in Congress
The House Energy and Commerce Committee invited experts to testify on what federal storage policy should look like. Energy [...]
New Report Highlights the Benefits and Drawbacks of Regionalizing California’s Grid
A controversial plan to expand grid markets throughout the Western U.S. gets a generally positive review in a new [...]
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 841 On Electric Storage: A Landmark Game- Changing Decision for Emerging Technologies in Organized Power Markets
By Jehmal Terrence Hudson, Esq. Introduction The electric power industry is going through a major transformation through advancements in [...]
Federal Regulators Shut Down Perry’s Proposed Rule for Grid Resilience
In an order issued January 8, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) determined that Secretary Rick Perry’s Sep. 29 notice [...]