FERC Rejects DOE Rule as Winter Storm Proves Grid Resiliency

摘要

In a blow to the coal Industry, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 8 unanimously rejected further action on a proposed rule on grid resiliency pushed by the Energy Dept. FERC's action came as a deep freeze over the Eastern seaboard begam to recede.Proponents of the rule had hoped that the cold weather would demonstrate the need for the DOE's reforms. In fact, the opposite was true, as most power plants remained online. The cold weather showed "resilience is about transmission and distribution," not fuel, says Rob Gramlich, president of Grid Strategies LLC.