EPSA Again Urges NJ Utility Regulators to Choose Cost-Effective, Competitive Path to Reduce Emissions Washington, D.C. – A policy proposed to New Jersey regulators could raise electricity bills and hinder the state’s ambitious clean energy goals, while giving outsized control to powerful utilities. In comments filed today with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) pointed to input from a diverse range of power providers, renewable and Read More
Coalition Applauds FERC Decision to Hold Carbon Pricing Discussion
Federal Energy Regulator Kicks Off Conversation on How Carbon Pricing in Competitive Power Markets Could Spur Cost-Effective Emissions Reductions Washington, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday seized a timely opportunity to facilitate a conversation on how competitive power markets can cost-effectively achieve carbon emissions reduction goals, says the Carbon Price Coalition, a diverse group of power generators, trade associations and think tank experts that Read More
New Jersey: Competitive Power Markets Will Deliver Affordable Clean Energy
EPSA Presents NJ Regulators With Cost-Effective Ways to Reduce CO2 Emissions As New Jersey examines its energy future, the region’s competitive power markets can spur progress while keeping costs low, said the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) in comments filed in response to a March New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) inquiry. “Competitive power markets should be recognized as the best mechanism to achieve state clean energy goals—not an inhibitor to them,” wrote EPSA, laying Read More
Auction Delay Threatens Mid-Atlantic Power Grid, Electricity Costs, Environmental Progress
PJM Capacity Auction Must Be Held As Soon as Possible, EPSA Tells FERC in Comments on March “MOPR Order” Compliance Filing Washington, D.C. – After a year of delay, holding the auction that determines electric power costs and reliability for 65 million homes and businesses should be a top priority for federal energy regulators and Mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM Interconnection, the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) said Friday. EPSA represents competitive power suppliers with more than Read More
Vistra CEO Curt Morgan Named EPSA Chair
Morgan Says Competitive Power Markets Are Key to Cost Savings and Progress Washington, D.C. – Curtis A. “Curt” Morgan, president and CEO of Vistra, is the new chair of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) Board of Directors following his election at the Board’s Annual Spring Meeting which took place Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Vistra is a leading U.S. integrated competitive retail electricity provider and power generator. Vistra owns and operates approximately 39,000 megawatts of diverse Read More
FERC Allows Market-Based Clean Energy Efforts, Upholds Fair Competition in Largest U.S. Power Market, Says Snitchler
Statement From EPSA’s Todd Snitchler Says Delayed Base Residual Auction is Critical Following FERC’s Rulings on PJM MOPR Order Rehearing Requests Washington, D.C. – In response to rulings announced today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) surrounding the future of PJM Interconnection’s capacity market, where power generators compete to provide reliable, least cost electricity for 13 Northeast states and the District of Columbia, Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Read More
