Tag: FERC
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Trade groups say the time is now for carbon pricing in wholesale electricity markets
A diverse coalition of power generators, trade associations and think tank this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to examine the policy options and implications of carbon pricing policies in competitive wholesale electricity markets. The request comes at a time when many states, utilities and electric markets areRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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National clean energy groups request a rehearing with FERC, claiming it undermines state programs with MOPR
Four national clean energy organizations are calling out Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for its “regulatory overreach” with its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR), which they are saying is bias toward fossil fuels and blocks renewables from participating in wholesale PJM capacity markets. The four — Advanced Energy Economy (AEE),Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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FERC makes some major revisions to its three-year energy infrastructure forecast (fossil fuels way down, renewables way up)
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released – belatedly – by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency has once again revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclearRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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FERC makes some major revisions to its three-year energy infrastructure forecast (fossil fuels way down, renewables way up)
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released – belatedly – by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency has once again revised its three-year forecast for changes in the U.S. electrical generating capacity mix. Sharp declines are foreseen for fossil fuels and nuclearRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEIA to FERC: Let’s make utility solicitations more competitive and transparent
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to enhance competition under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) and address longstanding concerns of monopoly utilities. SEIA’s proposal is to provide utilities with relief from their mandatory purchase obligation as long as they runRead More — Solar Builder magazine