FERC Upholds Order Opening Markets to Energy Storage

By SamanthaD | May 17, 2019
Portland General Electric's Salem Smart Power Center includes a large-scale energy storage system.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted this week to uphold its landmark Order 841, which states that the nation’s electric grid operators (RTOs and ISOs) must allow energy storage resources fair and equal access to provide services in regional wholesale energy markets. The order is anticipated to provide important new market opportunities to energy…

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