To require Transmission Organizations to allow bids from aggregators of certain retail customers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill mandates that Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) allow demand response aggregators to bid into wholesale electricity markets on behalf of retail customers served by large. It relies on compliance mandates, exemptions, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Energy, Technology, Trade, and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
Demand response aggregators serving customers of utilities distributing 4+ million MWh/year could face fewer barriers, Energy technology companies providing demand response platforms and software could gain revenue opportunities, and Industrial and commercial electricity customers with flexible loads served by large utilities could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would take on compliance duties, Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) would take on compliance duties, and Electric utilities in states with aggregator restrictions (primarily vertically-integrated utilities) could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Mandates that Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) allow demand response aggregators to bid into wholesale electricity markets on behalf of retail customers served by large...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill mandates that Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) allow demand response aggregators to bid into wholesale electricity markets on behalf of retail customers served by large.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Technology, Trade, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill mandates that Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) allow demand response aggregators to bid into wholesale electricity markets on behalf of retail customers served by large.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Aggregator bidding into organized power markets
Identified Gains
- Demand response aggregators serving customers of utilities distributing 4+ million MWh/year
- Energy technology companies providing demand response platforms and software
- Industrial and commercial electricity customers with flexible loads served by large utilities
- Clean energy and environmental advocacy groups
Identified Costs
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs)
- Electric utilities in states with aggregator restrictions (primarily vertically-integrated utilities)
- Electric utilities in states with aggregator restrictions
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Demand response aggregators serving customers of utilities distributing 4+ million MWh/year
Electric utilities in states with aggregator restrictions, Electric utilities in states with aggregator restrictions (primarily vertically-integrated utilities)
Energy technology companies providing demand response platforms and software
Industrial and commercial electricity customers with flexible loads served by large utilities
Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs)
State public utility commissions with existing aggregator restrictions
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ferc"
- → Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- "utilities"
- → Electric utilities that distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year
- "aggregators"
- → Aggregators of retail customers that pool demand flexibility
- "state_commission"
- → State public utility commissions as defined in Federal Power Act section 3(15)
- "transmission_organization"
- → Regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) operating organized wholesale electric markets
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in section 3(15) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(15))
The ability of retail customers to reduce, shift, or increase electricity consumption in response to market signals (implicit - refers to demand response capabilities)
Regional transmission organizations (RTOs) or independent system operators (ISOs) that operate organized wholesale electric markets
Utilities that distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year
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