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July 14, 2024 Chicago Tribune: Advocates criticize bid by Illinois power grid operator to skip some federal reforms
“PJM is dragging its feet on the clean energy transition and doing everything it can, instead, to create exceptions for itself,” said Clara Summers, the Consumers for a Better Grid campaign manager at the Citizens Utility Board.
“PJM is dragging its feet on the clean energy transition and doing everything it can, instead, to create exceptions for itself,” said Clara Summers, the Consumers for a Better Grid campaign manager at the Citizens Utility Board.
June 25, 2024 Utility Dive: Consumer advocates ask FERC to halt PJM energy efficiency ‘addback’ in capacity market
The ratepayer advocates and four U.S. senators urged FERC to hold a technical conference on how best to ensure the participation of energy efficiency resources in wholesale markets.
The ratepayer advocates and four U.S. senators urged FERC to hold a technical conference on how best to ensure the participation of energy efficiency resources in wholesale markets.
April 21, 2024 Chicago Tribune: Wind and solar in limbo: Long waitlists to get on the grid are a ‘leading barrier’
As the clean energy transition surges ahead, with prices for electricity from wind and solar dropping and market share growing, long waitlists for new power sources seeking approval to connect to the electric grid have quietly emerged as a major barrier.
As the clean energy transition surges ahead, with prices for electricity from wind and solar dropping and market share growing, long waitlists for new power sources seeking approval to connect to the electric grid have quietly emerged as a major barrier.
Mar. 14, 2024 Fighting for your rights at the nation’s largest power grid
Our electric bills are affected not just by a local utility, like ComEd or Ameren Illinois, but also by large power grid operators with funny names like “PJM” and “MISO.” That’s why CUB launched a campaign called Consumers for a Better Grid.
Our electric bills are affected not just by a local utility, like ComEd or Ameren Illinois, but also by large power grid operators with funny names like “PJM” and “MISO.” That’s why CUB launched a campaign called Consumers for a Better Grid.
March 2024 Action Item: Shine a Light on Electric Utilities, Support HB 4747!
Please urge your legislators to stand up for Illinois electric customers and support HB 4747.
Please urge your legislators to stand up for Illinois electric customers and support HB 4747.