Sentences with phrase «regional grid operators»

Those rules call for regional grid operators to take steps to allow battery storage resources to take part on basically a level playing field in the capacity, energy and ancillary markets.

This is why planning for future electricity needs is critical, and this is the responsibility of regional grid operators — one they take quite seriously.

The coal and nuclear sectors want swift federal action on grid resilience, while others are keen to let regional grid operators handle the issue.

In rejecting the NOPR, FERC asked regional grid operators to report back to the commission within 60 days on grid resilience.

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) and regional grid operators say U.S. grid reliability is not at risk in the short term, but Walker said those entities may not «have the visibility or the proper information to determine if something is a national security issue.»

The order gave regional grid operators 60 days to submit feedback on how grid resilience should be assessed, if at all, and whether the commission should take any action on the matter at this time.

The current system only requires electric providers to demonstrate to MISO, the federally - sanctioned regional grid operator in which most of Michigan is located, that providers have enough capacity to serve customer needs in the upcoming year.

Energy companies and regional grid operators filed comments in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's grid resilience docket on Wednesday, dividing over the role of the federal agency in securing the nation's power infrastructure.

Bulk purchasing should be continued and expanded to achieve 2030 targets, through coordination among states and regional grid operators whenever practical.

As other regional grid operators, such as PJM, look to evaluate fuel security, they should also ensure that they avoid ISO New England's mistakes.

Instead, FERC has initiated a process to actually look at pending grid reliability issues, starting with having regional grid operators actually provide information on reliability issues and concerns, instead of inventing reasons to bail out the coal and nuclear industries.

In the northern United States, generators were forced to turn to coal and fuel oil to maintain supply, though regional grid operators were able to maintain the grid.

Crozat said policies from Perry and a recent one from regional grid operator PJM would allow plants to capture revenue for providing «resilience» to the grid.

The Steffes heaters also allow for voltage to them to be adjusted, the kind of control regional grid operators reward, Connett said.

FERC asked regional grid operators to advise whether there should be additional action to bolster the resilience of the bulk power system.

Those rules call for regional grid operators to take steps to allow battery storage resources to take part on basically a

An extended stretch of cold weather across the northern regions of the United States has forced generators to turn to coal and fuel oil, but regional grid operators say they have seen no difficulties in maintaining power supply.

In comments to EPA, a number of utilities and regional grid operators have expressed concern about the plan's forecasts for renewables, fuel switching and energy efficiency gains.

Many states, regional grid operators, and utilities have continued to plan for a low - carbon future in spite of the stay of the Clean Power Plan.

To that end, it asked the regional grid operators and the public to comment on what constitutes a resilient grid and focused its request on the part of the grid under its jurisdiction: the high - power or bulk power system (BPS).

Five of the six regional grid operators and companies outside the coal and nuclear sector argued FERC should not issue a «universal resilience standard» or direct changes to plant compensation, instead allowing grid operators to identify and address resilience challenges independently with FERC guidance.

FERC sided with those critics in its ruling, rejecting Perry's proposal and turning to regional grid operators for a longer - term assessment of system resilience.

«This issue is far too critical to the security of the nation's electric system to delegate it to organizations that have an institutional interest and are subject to the push and pull of their stakeholders,» FirstEnergy wrote, referring to regional grid operators.

The regional grid operator's plan focuses on fuel supply disruptions and ignores potential benefits of renewables.

On March 9, the nation's regional grid operators are poised to tell their regulator — the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-- what they are doing about grid «resilience» and what, if anything, FERC should do about it.

But that's not a concern reflected in independent assessments from NERC and regional grid operators, who say the grid is reliable today and envision a significant, albeit diminished, role for coal generation for years to come.

One way to do that might be through «show cause» orders to regional grid operators, suggested Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Neil Chatterjee.

This nascent form of electric carcommerce will be announced on Friday by the University of Delaware, the regional grid operator and an electric company.

Being able to nimbly control water heaters will allow Great River Energy to offer sophisticated energy services to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, the regional grid operator.

PJM is the regional grid operator, or «RTO,» for 13 states and the District of Columbia.