Coops Ask DOE Chief to Drop Grid Restructuring Plan
Posted on Mar 11, 2013 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Coops Ask DOE Chief to Drop Grid Restructuring Plan
Coops and other utilities want the new Department of Energy chief, Ernest Moniz, to drop his predecessor’s requirements to integrate renewable energy into the grid. Utility groups want Moniz to rescind a plan proposed by outgoing DOE Secretary Steven Chu to restructure federally controlled power systems in the Western United States that would enable deployment of renewable energy, electric vehicles and other advanced resources. Multiple rural electric coops and municipal utilities as well as a group of lawmakers assert that the grid restructuring plan will increase costs for utilities buying power and raise costs for consumers. EPA’s Clean Energy Report has more on this story (subscription required).
