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Renewable Energy

Western Grid at a Crossroads: Why One Market Is Better Than Two

With increasing impacts from climate change, western states are in need of robust and reliable grid integration. To achieve this, however, unifying the West…

Uncategorized

Uneconomic Coal Costs MISO Ratepayers $1 Billion and Curtails 400 MW of Wind

New analysis from NRDC and Grid Strategies quantifies the renewable curtailment and emissions impact of running coal plants in the red. Over the past…

CAISO

Expanding the Massive Benefits of a Decade of Western Grid Integration

Western electricity market turns 10 years old and surpasses $6 billion in savings. Kelsie Gomanie Advocate In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge was all…

Fossil Fuels

Trump’s Attempts to Bring Back Coal Will Fail

President Trump is promising again to artificially prop up coal and gas. This flies in the face of common sense and benefits only the…

Fossil Fuels• PJM• Uncategorized

Grid Operator PJM Makes Customers Pay Twice for Fossil Fuel Power

By Nick Lawton Senior AttorneyCasey Roberts Guest ContributorReposted from Earthjustice.org We are challenging flaws in PJM’s capacity market auction that favor fossil fuels and…

Renewable Energy

Bridging the Gap: New England’s Transmission Planning and Order 1920

This blog was co-authored by Anya Poplavska from Acadia Center. Transmission lines can carry electricity over long distances, delivering power across the U.S. and keeping…

PJM

PJM’s Capacity Auction: The Real Story

August 22, 2024 On July 30, PJM announced the results of its capacity auction for 2025-2026, which showed total costs of nearly $14.7 billion,…

PJM

As Heat Dome Approaches, PJM Continues Fighting New Energy

To face extreme weather, PJM needs to fix interconnection and allow new, clean resources to come online. June 20, 2024 Claire Lang-Ree Advocate, Sustainable…

PJM

PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free Future

Expert Blog PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free Future A new PJM report found that a system powered by 93 percent carbon-free…

Transmission

DOE Finalized New Rule for Federal Permitting of Transmission Lines

By Nick Lawton of Earthjustice, reposted from Earthjustice.org. The new rule will cut permitting time in half for major transmission projects while maintaining strong…

ISO-NE• Renewable Energy• Transmission

ISO New England Is Planning for the Clean Energy Future

ISO New England is taking decisive steps towards advancing transmission planning, a crucial initiative that will facilitate the integration of clean energy into the…

Renewable Energy• SPP

SPP Misses the Mark on Resource Accreditation Again

The Southwest Power Pool’s latest proposal once again downplays the risk of fossil fuel plant failures while it undervalues the advantages of wind power. …

Renewable Energy• Transmission

DOE Report Provides a Road Map for Coordinated Offshore Transmission Planning

Offshore wind holds immense potential to transform the nation’s energy landscape. By 2050, it could feasibly supply up to 25 percent of the country’s…

Reliability and Resilience• Renewable Energy

Wind Is Reliable. It’s Time for New England to Plan for More of It.

New England’s electricity system is rapidly evolving. Thanks to proactive state climate policies and market forces, cheap renewable power is replacing fossil fuels. As…

PJM

As Heat Dome Approaches, PJM Continues Fighting New Energy

August 1, 2024

To face extreme weather, PJM needs to fix interconnection and allow new, clean resources to come online. June 20, 2024 Claire Lang-Ree Advocate, Sustainable FERC Project,…

by Claire Lang-Ree

PJM

PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free Future

July 26, 2024

Expert Blog PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free Future A new PJM report found that a system powered by 93 percent carbon-free electricity could…

by Claire Lang-Ree

Uncategorized

Uneconomic Coal Costs MISO Ratepayers $1 Billion and Curtails 400 MW of Wind

July 23, 2024

New analysis from NRDC and Grid Strategies quantifies the renewable curtailment and emissions impact of running coal plants in the red. Over the past five years,…

by Dana Ammann

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The Sustainable FERC Project is a coalition of state, regional and national environmental and other public interest organizations working to expand the deployment of clean energy resources into America’s electricity transmission grid. We advocate at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) – which regulates the transmission grid – through legal and policy advocacy, and we also work with FERC-regulated regional grid organizations and utilities.