The Impacts of Wholesale Market Rules and Policies on Clean Energy Goals: A Primer for Local Governments

The document outlines the challenges local governments face within Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and Independent System Operator (ISO) territories, specifically regarding transmission access, interconnection queues, and outdated market rules. It argues that strategic engagement at the RTO or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) level, including leveraging FERC Order No. 2222 for distributed generation, can help local governments overcome these barriers to accelerate clean energy deployment.

• The specific design of transmission processes and market rules can either hinder or facilitate the deployment of clean energy, with transmission access and interconnection queues specifically impacting the costs and timelines of large-scale renewable projects.
• Local governments can advance their decarbonization goals by strategically engaging with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) or RTOs to reform policies that currently reflect incumbent interests or outdated practices.
• For local governments prioritizing distributed generation, FERC Order No. 2222 provides a significant near-term opportunity to derive value.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). The Impacts of Wholesale Market Rules and Policies on Clean Energy Goals: A Primer for Local Governments. https://www.wri.org/research/wholesale-market-rules-policies-clean-energy-goals-primer-local-governments

Chicago

World Resources Institute. The Impacts of Wholesale Market Rules and Policies on Clean Energy Goals: A Primer for Local Governments. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/wholesale-market-rules-policies-clean-energy-goals-primer-local-governments.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendimpacts, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{The Impacts of Wholesale Market Rules and Policies on Clean Energy Goals: A Primer for Local Governments}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/wholesale-market-rules-policies-clean-energy-goals-primer-local-governments}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }