State clean energy goals could unravel capacity markets: panelists

摘要

As more states pursue 100% clean energy goals, wholesale powermarkets might need to move away from traditional capacity marketsand focus more on spot energy markets, according to panelists speaking at the National Association of Regulatory UtilityCommissioners’ meeting.The conclusion is significant because capacity markets are alreadyshowing signs of strain amid state-directed procurement andsubsidies, and this trend will only continue, industry and environmentalofficials said July 22 at the NARUC meeting in Indianapolis.