The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission needs to advance a rule to help roll out grid upgrades across the U.S. power system, Commissioner Allison Clements told several Democratic lawmakers in a letter Tuesday.
The message from Clements, who’s also a Democrat, went to four lawmakers — Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine), and Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.). The lawmakers asked FERC in March to promote grid-enhancing technologies to relieve “a lack of transmission capacity” and bring more clean energy online.
The Biden administration needs all the emissions-free power it can get to achieve its goal of a zero-carbon U.S. grid by 2035.
In her letter, Clements said FERC should “prioritize issuing and finalizing a proposal” to consider requiring the use of dynamic line ratings that can help power flow more efficiently.
