The Southwest Power Pool’s latest proposal once again downplays the risk of fossil fuel plant failures while it…
Energy Storage• FERC• Renewable Energy
Batteries Can Be a Game Changer for the Power Grid If We Let Them
November 6, 2023This blog is co-authored by NRDC Schneider Fellow Annie Minondo. How much would you pay for a battery…
FERC• MISO• Renewable Energy• SPP• Transmission
A New Interconnection Queue Backlog Solution Gets Major DOE Backing
October 24, 2023This blog was coauthored by Kelly Tran, a summer intern with the Sustainable FERC Project. A greener future…
As MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) plans new transmission lines for a future that will include a surge…
Reliability and Resilience• SPP
SPP Is Ignoring the Data to the Detriment of Reliability
May 26, 2023In the wake of a winter storm that pushed power grids to the brink of crisis just ahead…