FERC Reverses Course on Capacity Calculations for Qualifying Facilities
Thursday, Mar 18 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Gizelle Wray, director of regulatory affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) decision on Broadview and its impact on the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA):
“We commend FERC’s decision to reverse the September 2020 Broadview order, which upended the 40-year precedent FERC used to measure capacity for PURPA facilities. This is good news for solar + storage facilities across the United States and will ultimately make sure that independent power producers are fairly evaluated when it comes to calculating their capacity and the value they bring to the grid. We are grateful to the Commission for reinstating this policy.”
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