Coal Plant Retirements Raise Reliability Concerns for FERC Commissioner
Posted on Apr 24, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on Coal Plant Retirements Raise Reliability Concerns for FERC Commissioner
Commissioner Philip Moeller of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressed concern this week that the nation’s power grid lacks sufficient infrastructure to replace coal and nuclear generation plants scheduled to retire or go offline over the next few years. This winter’s extreme weather stressed the power grid, and there are increasing concerns that compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) and other greenhouse gas emissions regulations will cause trouble for grid reliability. Read more here (subscription required).
