Items Tagged with 'Tony Clark'

Ex-FERC Commissioner Tony Clark and ex-PJM General Counsel Vince Duane contend that increasing renewables have brought the RTO model to a breaking point.

A House panel heard testimony on Democratic proposals to address cost allocation problems and increase federal authority over siting of transmission.

When FERC Chair Richard Glick announced the creation of a new senior position to incorporate environmental justice and equity concerns into the commission’s decision-making process, he wanted to ensure these areas "finally get the attention they deserve." Four former commissioners discussed this and other FERC issues under President Biden during a panel...

New England state officials last week heard suggestions for how ISO-NE’s electricity markets could be altered to aid in the implementation of clean energy laws and decarbonization mandates. The discussion Jan. 25 was part of the second of two public online technical forums to discuss reforms to the RTO’s wholesale market design...

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on electric demand could lead some state regulators to reconsider their transmission rate structures, former FERC and North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark told WIRES’ virtual Summer Meeting on Thursday. Clark, a former president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, said...

By Tom Kleckner Fast-moving Texas legislation that would give incumbent utilities the right of first refusal (ROFR) to build transmission projects in the state remains on the brink of passage, though its days may be numbered. House Bill 3995, which was voted 11-0 out of the State Affairs Committee in...

By Michael Brooks WASHINGTON — A panel of electricity industry leaders — including Public Service Enterprise Group CEO Ralph Izzo — came to the House Energy Subcommittee on Thursday prepared to talk about the importance of transmission infrastructure, but the visit was mostly in vain. Izzo | © RTO Insider...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. BALTIMORE — State-federal tension over electricity policy is likely to continue even after current debates over nuclear and coal subsidies end, speakers told the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Annual Meeting last week. Panel left to right: Clark, Pescoe and Spitzer | © RTO Insider...