Energy Innovations
Advanced Technologies
Commission staff monitors emerging advanced technologies and their implications for the markets the Commission regulates. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directed the Commission to develop incentive-based rate treatments for transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, including projects that use advanced technologies (see section 219 of the Federal Power Act). For more information on how the Commission is implementing this directive, please visit our Transmission Investment page.
Also, Section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to coordinate the development of information management standards for interoperability of smart grid devices and systems. Once FERC is satisfied that NIST’s work has led to sufficient consensus, FERC is authorized to institute a rulemaking to adopt those standards that may be necessary to insure smart-grid functionality and interoperability in interstate transmission of electric power, and regional and wholesale electricity markets.
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