ACP and RENEW Northeast file complaint

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RENEW Northeast, Inc. (RENEW) and the American Clean Power Association (ACP) today filed a complaint calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to find ISO New England Inc.’s (ISO) rules and practices concerning capacity accreditation and designation of operating reserves provide undue preferences to natural gas-fired generators.

Generators that do not have dual-fuel capability or a dedicated natural gas supply and delivery arrangements (gas-only resources) face uncertain access to fuel on cold winter days. Existing ISO-NE rules do not account for the uncertainty of natural gas supply in New England particularly in winter peak conditions. The complaint alleges that this creates a market disadvantage for renewable energy sources, and it increases costs to... ... More: Official Press Release ACP

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