NARUC’s assertion about FERC Order 1920 didn’t paint a rosy image. SACE Board Chair Ennis Leon Jacobs Jr., former Chair of the Florida PSC, determined to weigh in.
Stephen Smith | June 4, 2024
| Power Coverage, Utilities
Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. is accustomed to the Nationwide Affiliation of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). When Jacobs was Chair of the Florida Public Service Fee (FPSC) he served on the Board of Administrators of NARUC, chaired NARUC’s Shopper Affairs Committee, and chaired NARUC’s Y2K Advert-Hoc Process Pressure. So when NARUC got here out with a assertion about FERC Order 1920 that didn’t paint a rosy image, Jacobs, now president of SACE’s Board of Administrators, determined to weigh in. He despatched NARUC Chair Julie Fedorchak a letter to specific assist for Order 1920 “due to the constructive impression it could possibly have on Florida and the remainder of the Southeast.”
FERC Order 1920 institutes key tips for a way areas just like the Southeast must be evaluating transmission options to cut back prices and enhance reliability because the electrical energy sector transitions to wash vitality sources.
At a time the place all areas of the nation are confronted with rising prices, shifting era sources, erosions of the reliability of conventional producing fleets, and elevated excessive climate, it’s of the utmost significance that state Commissions and FERC deal with avenues to cut back prices and enhance reliability. Strategic transmission initiatives, on the regional stage, the place the advantages are apparent, will likely be key right now. ~ Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. in a letter to NARUC on Might 28, 2024
Regional entities engaged in transmission planning embody the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC), the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) course of, and the South Carolina Regional Transmission Planning (SCRTP) course of. Over the course of the subsequent yr or so, these entities and the utilities that run them will replace planning processes and file an up to date course of with FERC.
FERC Order 1920 presents a possibility for Commissions to take a more in-depth have a look at the potential for regional transmission initiatives to decrease prices and enhance reliability for patrons of their states. The Order, and the revised transmission planning course of we anticipate to return after it, provides one other device to the utility’s useful resource planning toolbox. I write as a result of I’m optimistic for the constructive impression FERC Order 1920 and its implementation can have on electrical utility clients throughout the Southeast as we face more and more unsure instances. ~ Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. in a letter to NARUC on Might 28, 2024
We commend SACE Board President Ennis Leon Jacobs, Jr. for weighing in to spotlight that FERC Order 1920 will be extremely helpful to the Southeast. SACE will proceed to work towards accountable grid planning to enhance the reliability and affordability of the grid as we transition to wash vitality.
