Bill enables transmission providers to prioritize ‘dispatchable’ energy

The House has approved a bill to allow transmission providers to prioritize “dispatchable” energy -- which could advantage fossil energy sources -- but with only five Democrats voting in favor, the measure’s prospects in the Senate remain unclear. The “Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power” (GRID) Act, introduced by Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) in February, requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to craft a rule to allow transmission providers to apply to receive higher placement in the...