Mid-Atlantic Grid Operator Floats Plan To Ease Limits On Clean Energy

The organization that operates the power grid in the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest is floating proposed rules that would ease the participation of low-carbon generators in markets intended to secure long-term power supplies, after many states in the region complained a prior policy frustrated their climate goals. The move is also being spurred on by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is encouraging greater power market access for renewable energy producers. The April 28 “initial” proposal from...