Americans want policymakers to do more to safeguard the reliability of our electric grid, according to a new poll conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), the national trade association representing competitive power suppliers.
Read MoreMarket-Based Solutions Can Address Reliability Challenges as Gas-Electric Demand, Interdependence Grows
Electric power suppliers say key actions to improve coordination between the gas and electric sectors will help resolve both emerging and longstanding challenges and help ensure reliable service. EPSA provided guidance Monday to the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB).
Read MoreCompetitive Power Markets Needed to Meet Nation’s Energy Needs, Prudent Reforms Necessary
Targeted and prudent refinements to wholesale electricity markets will address power system reliability challenges and continue to support cost-effective, efficient, and cleaner power solutions, said the head of the national trade association representing competitive power suppliers Thursday following his participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s PJM Capacity Market Forum.
Read MoreDebt Ceiling Deal Energy Permitting Reforms Welcomed by Competitive Power Suppliers
EPSA welcomes provisions to streamline and strengthen energy project permitting included in the White House and House Republicans debt ceiling negotiations.
Read MoreProposed EPA Power Plant Rule Could Intensify Reliability Challenges
Newly proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules to drastically limit power plant emissions come as grid operators and reliability watchdogs warn that power plants needed to keep the lights on in the face of rising demand, changing weather patterns, and increasing amounts of intermittent generation sources are retiring too quickly.
Read MoreEPSA Statement on the PJM Interconnection 2024/2025 Base Residual Auction Results
Today the PJM Interconnection released the results of the Base Residual Auction (BRA), for the 2024/2025 Delivery Year (DY) which point to an ongoing trend of declining prices for power generation capacity that could drive resource retirement and threaten system reliability.
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