Power sector needs wholesale market rules to integrate distributed resources: panel

摘要

Roughly 13 months after a major Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order, grid operators and regulators must develop market rules to better integrate distributed energy resources, industry observers and representatives said during an Oct. 19 webinar. These resources, knowns as DERs, are coming online regardless, but the electricity sector has a chance to capitalize on many of their benefits, panelists said during the event, which was hosted by the Advanced Energy Economy. They called for further market reforms to build upon FERC Order 2222, a rule issued in September of 2020 requiring grid operators to develop rules that allow DER aggregators to bundle small resources, such as electric vehicles and rooftop solar panels, to then deploy into the wholesale market (RM18-9).