Recorded on June 20, 2024
On May 13, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a long-awaited ruling aimed at improving transmission planning processes. As the Order takes effect, states will see a transition from local, short-term projects to more comprehensive, regionally coordinated transmission investments, potentially optimizing grid reliability and facilitating clean energy integration.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Webinar, Transmission
Recorded on August 14, 2023
On July 27, 2023, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) handed down Order 2023, a new rulemaking aimed at unclogging interconnection queue backlogs across the nation.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Webinar, FERC
Recorded on May 25, 2023
Interconnection is emerging as one of the biggest barriers to getting new advanced energy resources connected to the electric grid. Ballooning costs, extended timelines, and general lack of process efficiency are affecting project economics and even forcing advanced energy resources out of the queue before they begin construction.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Webinar
Recorded on October 5, 2022
Between winter storms and summertime heat, the Texas power grid has been under stress. Distributed energy resources (DERs) – rooftop solar and energy-storing batteries, smart home appliances, electric vehicles, microgrids, energy efficiency measures – can help Texas respond to emergencies like natural disasters.
Topics: State Policy, Wholesale Markets, Webinar, Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, Caitlin Marquis
Recorded on August 16, 2022
The clean energy transition is dramatically shifting the electric generation technologies used to meet demand and reliably operate the grid. Rapid cost declines in advanced energy technologies like wind, solar, and energy storage make them increasingly competitive choices for new generation additions, especially as fuel costs for traditional resources go up. While there has been considerable attention devoted to determining the reliability value of wind, solar, and energy storage, the methods used to evaluate the resource adequacy, or capacity value, of conventional thermal generating resources have not been formally reexamined or updated in decades.
Topics: Wholesale Markets, Webinar, Jeff Dennis