A key principle of electricity market design is to ensure all electricity suppliers have non-discriminatory access to the market and can compete on a level playing field. However, technologies have different operating characteristics and capabilities that if not acknowledged could lead to inefficiencies or poor reliability outcomes. Combined fair and robust competition amongst different technology types has been generically referred to as “technology neutrality.” ESIG is launching a new Task Force to explore how to achieve the right balance to achieve technology neutrality while ensuring fairness, efficiency, and reliability.
The task force will work on three primary areas, though it will also incorporate feedback and prioritized topics from the task force members. These include 1) technology participation models, 2) ancillary service eligibility, and 3) capacity market design and accreditation methods. The project will run for about 10 months with at least six task force sessions and will result in a public report that shares the findings of the task force. The objective is to include differing perspectives on how technology neutrality in electricity markets is defined and achieved in practice.