In the wake of Hughes v. Talen Energy, might states turn to CHP to help meet future energy demand?

摘要

States have a primary role in ensuring resource adequacy within their territory at a just and reasonable cost to retail energy consumers. Over the past decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved wholesale capacity market constructs in various regions to meet resource adequacy goals, resulting in jurisdictional battles between FERC and the states. This column looks at how combined heat and power may serve as a tool states can look to in order to achieve resource adequacy goals in regions with FERC-jurisdictional capacity markets.