Two distinct public policy goals affecting the nation’s high voltage transmission network captured the attention of the US Congress and the Biden administration in 2021: resilience against severe weather, and decarbonization. Broad support for these … [Read more...]
ESIG Meets FERC
If you follow ESIG conferences and webinars you will find some themes and ideas that run through many of the presentations: Power systems can operate reliably with high penetrations of variable energy sources. Certain ways of operating … [Read more...]
Reliability, Resilience, and Fuel Security: Product Definition in Wholesale Electricity Markets
President Trump directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prepare "immediate steps" to halt the loss of "fuel-secure power facilities.” Secretary Perry sent a letter to FERC saying the “resiliency of the electric grid is threatened by the premature … [Read more...]