DOE filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) under the Federal Power Act to enhance grid resilience, directing FERC to "accurately price generation resources necessary to maintain reliability and resiliency." The rule would provide for "recovery of costs of fuel-secure generation units frequently relied upon to make our grid reliable and resilient."
The filing comes after the completion of a grid reliability study from DOE that urged federal regulators to boost compensation for baseload generators. The NOPR directs FERC to act within 60 days.
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