FERC May Split Grid Upgrade Plan To Focus On Funding Requirements

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will likely split up its preliminary rulemaking to ease grid transmission projects to focus on the most immediate concerns, with the renewable energy industry arguing that a reallocation of funding responsibilities should be a priority for the upcoming rules. “We know that the scope of the [advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR)] is huge and that it tackles a lot of topics,” said Elizabeth Salerno, who leads FERC’s transmission and technology initiatives, during a...