People say that Trump is so impetuous and unpredictable that he’s impossible to deal with. That may be true in certain cases, but certainly not in his energy policy, which is extremely consistent; it’s all about bringing back jobs in …
Trump Desperate To Expand Fossil Fuels–But Here’s Why He’s Failing Read More »
Here’s a piece of unqualified good news: The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the arm of the federal government that serves to manage and control the energy industry, has rejected Secretary of Energy Rick Perry’s plan to rewrite U.S. energy policy …
Apparently, the nomination of Ron Binz to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is causing a great deal more controversy than I thought it would. SmartGridNews reports running across everything from praise, all the way to charges that Binz …
Nominee To Run the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Labeled a "Radical" Read More »
Here’s a bit of pessimism on the prospect of building out the grid in the U.S. to foster the massive integration of renewables. “It’s not going to happen, anytime soon, at least,” reports a FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) spokesperson. …
It appears that another one of my wishes was just granted: a progressive force in the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If FERC chief nominee Ron Binz lives up to what I’ve read about him, he really is the man …
As Jon Wellinghoff steps down from his position as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) we read various articles summing up his accomplishments. In my estimation, Wellinghoff will be best remembered for establishing “dynamic pricing,” aligning consumer and …
It’s been only two years since FERC (The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) announced that it would allow DR (demand response) to be treated the same as any other dispatchable power source. But in those two years, a great deal …
On my recent piece on the regulation of our power utilities, frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: Part of the issue here is there are multiple entities that have some regulatory influence over the grid: FERC, NERC, NRC, DOE, State governments, …
Rethinking the Regulation of the Power Utilities Will Require Fairness, Honesty Read More »
