Listen here. Publish Date: July 22, 2021 | Total runtime: 37:56 Guests: Jim Robb, president and CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Host: Todd Snitchler, president and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) TRANSCRIPT Todd Snitchler, host: It’s the middle of summer. For most of us in the United States, that means it’s hot. But as we crank up our air conditioning while turning on our […]
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The California ISO—or CAISO—is the only independent grid operator in the western United States and manages the flow of electricity for the grid that serves 80 percent of California and part of Nevada. Its competitive wholesale electric marketplace has been described as a hybrid of the New York Stock Exchange and NASA’s mission control, employing advanced technologies to monitor the grid to ensure that power reaches more than 30 million consumers when they need it.
Read MoreCompetitive Electricity Markets Spotlight: California ISO
EPSA’s new Competitive Electricity Markets Spotlight details the benefits competition brings to California, how CAISO grid operators plan for extreme temperatures, what’s needed to promote reliable service and how competitive power suppliers are investing in the Golden State’s energy future.
Read MoreIn the Battle of Competing Energy Policy Goals, Reliability is at the Top of the List
Reliable electric service is paramount and cannot be sacrificed for any policy preference. Two other important interests are affordability and emission reductions goals. Any one of those is a laudable priority, but first among equals is reliability.
Read MoreOp-ed: Competition Will Build a Reliable, Affordable Energy Future for Virginia
By Todd Snitchler and Brian George in The Virginian-Pilot. In a region that has benefitted from competition, readers should be skeptical of a fear-based argument to benefit the utility. Instead, a reliable, affordable and sustainable clean energy future begins with ending Dominion’s grip on all–things electric in the commonwealth. Eight hundred dollars more per year. […]
Read MoreBattery Projects Charging Up for Competitive Power Suppliers
EPSA member companies lead the way with major battery energy storage projects, paving a path for renewable energy to be reliably and efficiently integrated to the grid.
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