TODD SNITCHLER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, EPSA, FOR REALCLEARENERGY In recent weeks, the power supply industry and grid operators have issued warnings that the American electric grid may be in for a difficult summer and customers across the country face the possibility of rolling blackouts or power rationing. The situation is particularly worrisome in California, where […]
Read MoreEPSA Statement Regarding NERC Report Assessing Summer 2022 Electric Grid Reliability
Today’s report is further evidence that reliability of the system must be policymakers’ top priority. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 18, 2022 CONTACT: Todd Snitchler 330.316.7492 | tsnitchler@epsa.org WASHINGTON – The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), whose mission is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of […]
Read MoreEPSA Files Opening Brief on FERC “Focused MOPR” to U.S. Court of Appeals Third Circuit
EPSA argues that FERC’s deadlock on the Focused MOPR violated the Administrative Procedures Act, and thus the resulting effectiveness of the new mitigation approach was arbitrary and capricious because of its unreasoned departure from precedent. Moreover, EPSA argues that FERC failed to respect the principles of horizontal federalism by permitting individual states to project their own policy preferences onto other states via the PJM capacity market.
Read MorePodcast: Can Electricity Markets Meet Growing Demand While Reducing Emissions?
Three-term FERC Commissioner Sudeen Kelly on how competitive electricity markets can meet new demand from global conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rising costs and inflation, and the push for cleaner electricity.
Read MoreCompetition Is More Important Than Ever to Tackle Today’s Energy Challenges
Todd Snitchler shares how competitive power markets can deliver reliable, affordable, and cleaner electricity in an Earth Day message for POWER magazine.
Read MoreEnergy Security Abroad Starts at Home
Todd Snitchler explores how new demand for U.S. energy abroad impacts electricity access domestically for The Hill.
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