Utility Dive•12 days ago
States are already working on solutions to large-load challenges
- •Former FERC Chairman Mark Christie advocates for FERC to maintain its historical position of not regulating retail load interconnections, asserting that states are better equipped to handle these processes.
- •The article suggests that states have successfully managed retail load interconnections for decades and should retain this regulatory authority.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this implies that interconnection rules and processes will likely remain under state jurisdiction, rather than facing potential new federal oversight from FERC.
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