Which Way is the Wind Blowing? Getting Wind Generation to Grid

摘要

While agreement exists on needing additional transmission to bring wind energy to the grid to meet renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), the way to go about it has been debated. The regional transmission organizations (RTOs), independent system operators (ISOs) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) have developed plans to encourage transmission development to serve renewable resources. Meanwhile, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that if adopted would change the transmission cost allocation landscape and make it likelier that more transmission projects will move forward to construction.