Today the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) joined seven other leading energy trade groups in calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rescind its expanded duty of candor obligation.
Read MoreCybersecurity Awareness Month: Keeping Power Generation Secure From Cyber Threats
Americans are using more electricity than ever. As more of our lives are conducted digitally and rely on services powered by electricity, there is also an increased push to move sectors like transportation and home heating and cooling to run on electricity. That makes the nation increasingly dependent on the security and reliability of the power system – which faces mounting threats from cyber breaches and attacks.
Read MoreFERC Should Approve WPP’s WRAP to Enhance Electric Reliability in the West, but an Organized Regional Energy Market Would Bring the Greatest Benefits
EPSA filed comments supporting the WPP’s Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), but says further increasing regional competition by establishing a regional competitive energy market would do even more to mitigate increasing stress on the Western U.S. power grid.
Read MoreFERC, state utility regulators, and the arsonist’s dilemma
TODD SNITCHLER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, EPSA, FOR UTILITY DIVE October 3, 2022 Our energy regulators seem to be suffering from Firefighter Arsonist syndrome. In the realm of public safety, this refers to firefighters who set fires so they can show up and play the hero. With our power grid, this refers to the policymakers and […]
Read MoreEnergy Solutions Ep. 18: “We’re Facing a Reliability Crisis” – FERC’s Mark Christie on the Changing Electric Grid
LISTEN HERE. Publish Date: September 22, 2022 | Total runtime: 38:30 Guest: Mark Christie, commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Host: Todd Snitchler, president and CEO, Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) TRANSCRIPT Todd Snitchler, president and CEO, EPSA: For many Americans, Fall may come as a welcome reprieve from a summer of record heat waves and multiple close calls as […]
Read MorePodcast: "We're Facing a Reliability Crisis" - FERC's Christie on the Changing Electric Grid
In September’s episode of Energy Solutions, EPSA CEO Todd Snitchler sits down with Mark Christie, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to debrief this summer’s reliability challenges and discuss FERC’s views of the state of energy today. Christie, as an influential voice within the Commission, shares his two main focuses: cost and reliability, and emphasizes the need for dispatchable generation that keeps the lights on regardless of changing weather or demand spikes.
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