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Equipment Vendors Lead in Virtual Power Plants While States Set Market Rules
Equipment vendors are racing to add customers to virtual power plants (VPPs) while efforts to create the networks within regulatory boundaries proceed comparatively slowly at the state level. Vendors, which often sell solar panels along…
Competitive Electricity Is Failing? Look at Texas.
What if the biggest criticism of competitive electricity markets is based on the wrong metric? For years, the debate has centered on a single question: Are customers saving money versus the utility default rate? It’s a clean soundbite.…
Ancillary Services Market Scrutinized in New England
ISO New England is redesigning its day-ahead ancillary services market formula after protests over high winter prices and a request from New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte. Ayotte (D) asked the grid operator on March 16 to work…
ERCOT, PUCT to Consider Connections of New Large Loads in Batches, Not Individually
Rules being developed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding batch study criteria are not expected to be final until this summer. New requirements for large electric load developers are in the pipeline at the Electric…
Expansion of Retail C&I Power Markets Considered in Michigan
More large electricity customers in Michigan than allowed by law would select retail providers if given the opportunity, according to a yearly report by the state Public Utility Commission. See: Status of Electric Competition in Michigan…
Energy Storage and Virtual Power Plant Bills to Watch
Several state lawmakers are considering energy storage related bills that among other things would require the regulators and electric utilities to develop virtual power plant (VPP) programs that are open to third-party aggregators. In…
AI Regulations Must be Pro-innovation, Pro-consumer and Pro-safety
To maximize the benefits of innovation, we must ensure that complex, fast-moving technologies can be treated flexibly, bending to them as they evolve. It is critical to develop flexible, iterative frameworks that can evolve with…
