FERC’s Integration of Electric Storage Resources Under Order 841

The issuance of FERC Order 841 in February 2018 was the culmination of years of discussions, policy conferences, and stakeholder inputs relating to the integration of Electric Storage Resources (“ESR’s”) into the wholesale electricity markets. Often referenced and properly so, as a Landmark Order, the Order set forth the requirements for regional operators and independent system operators to adjust their tariffs and remove barriers to allow ESR’s to equally compete in the wholesale electricity market.

The implementation of the Order and the challenges related thereto are currently ongoing with two regional transmission operators submitting their proposals under Order 841 in October 2019, both of which were accepted by FERC subject to further compliance filing. This panel discussion will briefly discuss the elements of Order 841 as issued and will focus primarily on the current status of implementation and the projected outlook for ESR’s integration into the regional and independent transmission systems.

This poster will focus on the following topics:
• Viability of the Compensation Models under the Operators’ Current Proposals
• Minimum Run-time Requirements in the Proposals and their Impact on ESR’s
• The Order’s Impact on Distributed Resources
• ESR Integration’s Impact on Grid Reliability
• Jurisdictional Concerns Relating to FERC’s Regulation of Regional Operators
• Panel and Audience Projections as to ESR Integration during the Next Decade