AEMA Files in Distributed Energy Resource Aggregation Rulemaking
AEMA filed on February 13, 2017, in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) on energy storage and distributed energy resource (“DER”) aggregation. AEMA made the case that existing demand response programs should be protected; that the definition of DER should include demand response; and that distributed resources should have the opportunity to […]
FERC Hands a Win to Demand Response in Final Days
During the final days before Chairman Bay left the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”), the Commissioners determined that New York Independent Systems Operator (“NYISO”) had posed unjust and unreasonable tariffs on demand response. AEMA and other complainants, including the New York Public Service Commission, fought the ISO and convinced FERC to order that demand response does […]
FERC Ruling Constitutes Win for AEMA and Consumers in New York
AEMA was party to a complaint that argued successfully at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for consumers to have the choice of participating in wholesale and retail markets simultaneously, provided that those consumer resources are delivering distinct services to each part of the grid. This blog post was originally published on the NRDC website. FERC […]
PowerMag: Green Groups Challenge PJM’s Capacity Performance Rules
07/11/2016 | Bentham Paulos The “polar vortex” storm of January 2014 blew in big changes to PJM Interconnection’s operations. But these changes are now the subject of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, alleging they discriminate against clean energy sources. The sub-zero temperatures froze coal piles and gearboxes. Natural gas plants, lacking firm contracts for […]
Electric Light & Power: Law of Supreme and Demand
Article originally published in Electric Light & Power. Law of Supreme and Demand 02/23/2016 Future of DR Hedged by High Court Win, Market Rules By Rod Walton, Senior Editor It may not always seem linear or unidirectional or even make sense to the average energy consumer, but demand response (DR) is a booming business and […]
Chairman Bay: FERC will Implement, not Revisit, Demand Response
As RTO Insider reported, Chairman Norman Bay asserted at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Winter Committee Meetings in DC, that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will not revisit the price structure of demand response following the Supreme Court decision on Order 745, but will instead focus on implementing the policy. See full story here and […]
Public Utilities Fortnightly: The Price is Right?
Published December 2015 in Public Utilities Fortnightly. The Price is Right? Demand response on appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. By Steve Isser and Bob King The Supreme Court recently heard legal arguments on the fate of FERC Order 745, one of the most highly contested cases on electric utility regulation to come before the […]
SPEER Releases Report on Benefits of Demand Response
For Immediate Release Contact: Mike Gehrig Doug Lewin 512.448.4950 512.279.0753 mgehrig@piercom.com dlewin@eepartnership.org SPEER Releases Report Detailing Benefits of Demand Response Within Wholesale Electricity Markets Following Supreme Court Hearing Texas, […]
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Supreme Court Case Explained
Read full story in Charleston Gazette-Mail here. Saturday, October 10, 2015 Morrisey joins electricity demand brief before U.S. Supreme Court by Andrew Brown, Business Reporter How the regional power grid works The regional power grid for West Virginia and 12 other states is operated by a company called the PJM Interconnection. PJM’s bidding process involves almost […]
FERC Grants AEMA Petition to Include Demand Response
On July 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted in part the AEMA complaint regarding exclusion of demand response from PJMs Capacity Performance Transition Auction (Docket ER15-623). Only one Commissioner dissented (Commissioner Clark), with all other Commissioners agreeing that demand response should be included in the auction. Commissioner Moeller issued a statement in support […]