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 MoreEnergy System Planning is Best Done Without a Partisan Thumb on the Scale
TODD SNITCHLER, PRESIDENT & CEO, EPSA, FOR REALCLEARENERGY September 15, 2022 Wind and solar are useful and mature technologies that, as environmental groups are quick to point out, can outcompete coal and even sometimes natural gas on a cost basis. Putting an additional thumb on the scale in their favor, as the new Inflation Reduction Act […]
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 […]
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With Power Demand Rising, Reliable Resources Will Be Essential
According to the Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) report, US power demand is expected to reach record highs. Ensuring that power supply is both affordable and reliable is vital to US recovery from pandemic-era setbacks.
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 […]
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