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FERC acknowledged load flexibility—then left it out of the one paragraph that counts.
Continuing the topic of reading FERC’s Show Cause notice to PJM, FERC contradicts itself in giving PJM a clear direction on load flexibility topic in this Show Cause notice. Specifically, FERC asked PJM to put together three new transmissio...
FERC asks state regulators to step up on large loads at PJM.
In paragraph 67, in the Show Cause notice to PJM, FERC states that “[w]e encourage state regulators responsible for setting retail rates to provide input to PJM regarding their transparency needs” at the end.
In paragraph 70, FERC implies...
FERC did not do any favors for large loads regarding the use of alternative transmission technologies (ATTs).
The popular sentiment when FERC issued Show Cause notices for the 6 grid operators is that FERC did a favor to large loads regarding the use of alternative transmission technologies (ATTs). But a close reading of FERC’s Show Cause notice fo...
Why don’t we see more energy storage interconnected at MISO?
A single state ISO like California ISO has more energy storage interconnected than a multi-state MISO. Why?
California ISO has more utility-connected storage than behind the meter storage. As of July 31, 2025, based on the California Energ...
PJM Manual 14B does not limit alternatives to transmission, so, why don’t we see more non-transmission alternatives?
With affordability as a top concern for electric utility consumers, this blog post aims to bring to the forefront - non-transmission alternatives. NTAs hold a lot of promise but unfortunately have not lived upto expectations if we read the...
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Energy market expert, spent 15 years at MISO, advocates for energy aggregators and distributed energy resources such as energy storage, distributed solar and storage, textbook co-author - https://a.co/d/3jV4bWY, transmission expert. Rakon Energy ®
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