FERC in the Second Obama Administration

As President Obama commences his second term determined to transform our energy consumption, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is likely to continue its major initiative of the past four years, integrating renewable energy into the mainstream of electricity-generating fuels. FERC is likely to...

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Published in:The Electricity journal 2013-03, Vol.26 (2), p.7-14
Main Author: Rokach, Joshua Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allocations
Electricity
Energy consumption
Fuel
Incentives
Obama, Barack
Presidents
Pricing
Regulation
Regulatory agencies
Renewable energy
Risk
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Summary:As President Obama commences his second term determined to transform our energy consumption, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is likely to continue its major initiative of the past four years, integrating renewable energy into the mainstream of electricity-generating fuels. FERC is likely to succeed brilliantly in these efforts, but there is a greater risk of failure in other policy areas such as incentive pricing and capacity allocation.
ISSN:1040-6190
1873-6874
DOI:10.1016/j.tej.2013.01.010