FERC
Coverage of FERC in the Nexus archive.
- What data center developers need to know about FERC’s large load directives
FERC issued show cause orders on June 18 to address load interconnection issues. Customers who demonstrate flexibility will receive faster power access, according to Shalin Savalia from Amazon Web Services, writing in his personal capacity.
- The grid’s fastest-growing resource isn’t generation. It’s flexibility.
The grid’s fastest-growing resource is flexibility, not generation, according to the article. A gap exists between available technology and institutional frameworks, with FERC's July 23 technical conference on PJM Interconnection’s governance addressing this issue.
- Former FERC officials weigh in on Supreme Court ruling expanding president’s power to fire regulators
The Supreme Court ruled to expand the president's authority to remove regulators. Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff warned that this could leave consumers vulnerable without regulatory protections.
- Speed to power requires more transmission, not less competition
A complaint at FERC seeks to limit competition among transmission developers, which an article argues would create uncertainty and regulatory delays. Will Hazelip from National Grid Ventures US wrote the article opposing the complaint.