For our inaugural New Generation episode, Elena and Pete speak with Suedeen Kelly about U.S. energy markets, how they work, and the role that energy efficiency plays in them.
Suedeen Kelly is a former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner and a rock star in the clean energy world! She is credited with spearheading meaningful change in numerous regulatory policies.
In this episode, we will cover …
0:00 – Introduction
3:00 – Energy Markets Overview
4:46 – Day Ahead Market, Real-Time Market, and Capacity Markets
6:55 – Energy Efficiency Participation
12:50 – FERC History of Energy Efficiency as a Market Resource
17:44 – Ideas to Further Enable EE as a Supply-Side Resource
21:48 – How to Become a FERC Commissioner
31:40 – Recommended Resources
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Recommended resources:
“Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States” by Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach, Editors