Electric transmission policy must encourage competition, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a joint public comment, aligning with comments filed by EPSA. The agencies advise against reinstating the Right-of-First-Refusal (ROFR) policy on the grounds that it would be detrimental to grid reliability and affordability.
Read MoreCompetitive Power Spotlight: Tenaska Maintains Reliability While Developing Cleaner Energy
Since the creation of competitive electricity markets over 20 years ago, competitive power suppliers have driven progress for energy customers and the environment. This Competitive Power Spotlight explores leading independent energy company Tenaska’s efforts to invest in and operate some of the nation’s cleanest power facilities while supporting reliability. Tenaska demonstrates that private investment in competitive power markets can solve the nation’s most critical energy challenges.
Read MoreHow Competitive Markets Fill in the Gaps Left by Intermittent Resources
As wind and solar resources provide a greater percentage of electric generation powering the grid, competitive markets—and flexible, dispatchable generation resources like natural gas—are essential to ensure reliability.
Read MoreCompetitive Power Series: Market Design for the Future
On March 29, the Electric Power Supply Association hosted its first Competitive Power Summit in Washington, DC. Leaders from across the competitive power market discussed the key issues facing the sector, including maintaining reliability as the grid changes, market innovations, advancing decarbonization, ensuring a just transition with continued customer and economic benefits, and future market […]
Read MoreCompetitive Power Series: Continued Consumer and Economic Benefits in a Just Transition
On March 29, the Electric Power Supply Association hosted its first Competitive Power Summit in Washington, DC. Leaders from across the competitive power market discussed the key issues facing the sector, including maintaining reliability as the grid changes, market innovations, advancing decarbonization, ensuring a just transition with continued customer and economic benefits, and future market […]
Read MoreCompetitive Power Series: Advancing Decarbonization
On March 29, the Electric Power Supply Association hosted its first Competitive Power Summit in Washington, DC. Leaders from across the competitive power market discussed the key issues facing the sector, including maintaining reliability as the grid changes, market innovations, advancing decarbonization, ensuring a just transition with continued customer and economic benefits, and future market […]
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