U.S. energy regulators have asked for public comment on a rule proposed by the Secretary of Energy that would require organized grid operators to pay certain electric generators for their grid reliability and resilience benefits.
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FERC Grid Reliability And Resilience Pricing Questions
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We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Secretary Perry Urges FERC To Take Swift Action To Address Threats To Grid Resiliency
By U.S. Department Of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry formally proposed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) take swift action to address threats to U.S. electrical grid resiliency. Pursuant to his authority under Section 403 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, the Secretary urged the Commission to issue a final rule requiring its organized markets to develop… Keep reading →
Energy Secretary Proposes Reliability And Resiliency Tariffs
By TODD GRISET | PRETIFLAHERTY
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Announces $36 Million For Projects To Advance Carbon Capture Technologies
By U.S. Department Of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has announced approximately $36 million in federally-funded financial assistance to advance carbon capture technologies. Under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office Of Fossil Energy (FE), the Design and Testing of Advanced Carbon Capture Technologies funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will support cost-shared research and development projects that will continue the… Keep reading →
Energy Hearings This Week
By WAYNE D'ANGELO | KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Bruce Walker to be assistant Energy secretary for electricity delivery and energy reliability.
Renewable Energy Update – September 2017 #2
By ELIZABETH CLARK, WILLIAM R. DEVINE, BARRY EPSTEIN, RENÉE LOUISE ROBIN | ALLEN MATKINS
A Department of Energy effort to lower the cost of solar power has hit a key goal thee years early.
DOE Issues Lon-Awaited Staff Report On Electricity Markets And Reliability
By STINSON LEONARD STREET
The U.S. Department of Energy released on August 23, 2017 its much anticipated Staff Report on electric grid resources.
Secretary Perry Continues To Ignore The Evidence On Grid Reliability, Even His Own
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Late Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its so-called “study” on grid reliability. Secretary Perry commissioned the report in this April memo, asking the DOE to investigate whether our electric grid’s reliability is threatened by the “erosion of critical baseload resources,” meaning coal and nuclear power plants. Perry took the unusual step of… Keep reading →
DOE Opens The Door To Major Energy Market Reforms
By PAUL GAUKLER, MEGHAN CLAIRE HAMMOND, SHEILA MCCAFFERTY HARVEY, JEFFREY MERRIFIELD, ANDREW WEISSMAN | PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
The Department of Energy’s much-anticipated study on Electricity Markets and Reliability focuses on protecting the resilience of the grid and sets the stage for debate at FERC.
Waiting For Perry: Leaked Draft Gives Us A Glimpse Into The Study He Should Release
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
It’s been 100 days (and counting) since Secretary Perry ordered the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a 60-day study of the U.S. electricity system. We expect the final report to be issued any day now. The initial focus of the study was clear: to determine whether renewable energy policies or regulations have accelerated the retirement… Keep reading →
