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Issue Brief: FERC’s Decision on the DOE’s Proposed Grid Resilience Rule

Issue Brief: FERC’s Decision on the DOE’s Proposed Grid Resilience Rule

Full Title: Issue Brief: FERC’s Decision on the DOE’s Proposed Grid Resilience Rule
Author(s): American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Publisher(s): American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Publication Date: January 1, 2018
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Description (excerpt):

This issue brief provides a summary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s decision
on the Department of Energy (DOE)’s Proposed Rule on Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing. The
proposed rule provided cost recovery to coal and nuclear power under the guise of promoting grid
resilience with preference for a 90-day supply of on-site fuel. On Jan. 8, 2018, FERC issued an order
to terminate the rulemaking proceeding and established a new proceeding to gather additional
information on resilience. FERC’s decision was a 5-0 unanimous agreement, with concurring
opinions by Commissioners Cheryl LaFleur, Neil Chatterjee and Richard Glick. The independent
agency’s ruling aligns with the comments submitted by ACORE on Oct. 2, 2017.

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