FERC hears calls for market reforms to incentivize flexible power supplies

摘要

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gathered a wave ofadditional comments from wholesale power market stakeholders asthe agency considers possible energy and ancillary services marketsreforms in response to growing levels of renewable energy penetration.The commission launched the proceeding (AD21-10) in February2021 as part of a broader effort to grapple with thorny market issuesposed by an increased reliance on variable generation resources suchas wind and solar.