FERC announces creation of new Energy Innovations Unit
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 @ 19:55:09 UTC
Topic: Legal
Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 2007 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced the creation of a new Energy Innovations Sector in recognition of the importance of demand response, renewable energy, global warming and advanced technologies in the development of energy markets.
The Energy Innovations Sector will be a unit within the Office of Energy Market Regulation that will provide the cross-cutting expertise to promote and manage the commission's activities with regard to demand response, energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy issues, greenhouse gas emissions policies and advanced technologies relevant to the transmission grid and wholesale markets...
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"The energy sector is poised to advance more innovations that will affect the commission's regulatory jurisdiction, and Congress is working to advance these issues in its energy policy initiatives as a way to lower consumer costs, mitigate pollution and improve competition," Kelly said. "The time is right for the commission to take this step in demonstrating its commitment to these important issues."
Read the whole article here: FERC announcement
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