Utility Dive•about 1 month ago
DOE expands use of emergency orders amid winter freeze
- •The Department of Energy (DOE) issued emergency waivers to PJM Interconnection, New York ISO, and Duke Energy in response to a winter freeze, expanding on previous directives.
- •These waivers signal significant grid stress and the potential for temporary relaxation of operational or environmental regulations to ensure power supply during extreme weather events.
- •For developers, this highlights the critical market need for reliable, dispatchable generation capacity, particularly resilient to severe weather, which could influence future capacity market designs and project investment.
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