AEMA Releases Study on Consumer Resilience

In an event co-located with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Winter Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., Advanced Energy Management Alliance released a paper, authored by DeWayne Todd, on consumer attitudes regarding energy resilience. Detailed interviews with end-use customers and representatives of large aggregators of consumers revealed the following findings: Consumers are a critical […]

AEMA Files Reply Comments in Resilience Proceeding

Advanced Energy Management Alliance filed reply comments addressing proposals and filings by ISOs/RTOs in FERC’s Docket No. AD18-7-000, regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing. In the comments, AEMA analyzes filings from each ISO/RTO and comments on the need for resilience in wholesale market structures and the inclusion of distributed […]

FERC Rejects DOE NOPR, Starts New Proceeding

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) today issued an order on the Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking, closing that proceeding and opening a new one to examine resilience more fully. AEMA is pleased with the decision to take additional time to adequately build a record on resilience. Commissioner LaFleur indicated her strong […]

AEMA Makes Resilience Recommendations to Puerto Rico Commission

AEMA on November 20 submitted comments to the Puerto Rico Energy Commission detailing recommendations for resilient electric grid restoration and rebuild using distributed energy resources, demand response, microgrids, and non-wires alternatives. Those comments can be downloaded here: