Competitive markets can bring new generation to the grid while keeping investment risk with investors rather than shifting it to customers, writes Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
Read MoreThe PJM market is working — don’t mistake progress for failure
Energy stakeholders should be focused on how to strengthen competitive markets, not abandon them, writes Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
Read MoreUtility companies want to shift risks on struggling families
Utilities are asking policymakers to shift the financial risks of new generation investments onto ratepayers, writes Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association.
Read MoreMissouri Energy Reform: Competition Can Lower Costs and Boost Reliability
Missouri’s electricity system is under growing strain, with rising costs and tightening supply highlighting the limits of the current monopoly model. EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler’s op ed for the Kansas City Star challenges common utility claims and makes the case for competition.
Read MorePowering the Surge: How PJM, the White House, and States Are Responding to Load Growth
In episode 11 of Accelerating Energy, Sidley partner Ken Irvin sits down with Terence Healey of Sidley’s Energy practice and Todd Snitchler, President and CEO of EPSA, to unpack PJM’s evolving approach to large loads, the implications of FERC’s co-location order, the White House’s intervention, and the expanding role of states in an increasingly stressed power market.
Read MoreHow Utilities are Stacking the Board Against Customers
Exelon Corp., owner of three electric utilities in Maryland, recently announced it is seeking legislative approval to build power plants in the state, marking the first time a utility would do so in nearly 30 years. With electricity demand on the rise for the first time in nearly two decades, Exelon sees dollar signs and an opportunity to wind the clock back to the days of a full monopoly utility system that owns and operates all parts of the power grid: generation, transmission, and distribution.
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