Renewables, Manufacturers Press FERC For Broad Grid Policy Updates

Renewable electricity companies and large manufacturers are rejecting arguments by regional grid operators and utilities for only modest federal rule changes to allow broader grid access for cleaner energy sources, renewing their call for regulators to overhaul the cost-allocation process for siting new transmission projects. In recent comments filed to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) opposes claims by grid managers that the current “participant pays” approach for building new power lines adequately...