Local Government Voices in Wholesale Market Issues: Engagement Approaches for Decarbonization

This research paper outlines how U.S. local governments, such as cities and counties, can engage in wholesale energy markets to remove barriers to renewable energy and achieve decarbonization goals.

• Local governments in the United States face significant barriers to participating in wholesale energy markets, including a lack of necessary information, limited staff capacity, high education requirements, and the costs associated with the significant time commitment required.
• There are three primary avenues for local governments to influence wholesale energy market issues: issuing public statements, engaging with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and participating at the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) or Independent System Operator (ISO) level.
• Collaborative efforts can help local governments overcome resource limitations; for example, local governments within the PJM territory have formed a coalition to engage with their RTO.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Local Government Voices in Wholesale Market Issues: Engagement Approaches for Decarbonization. https://www.wri.org/research/local-government-voices-wholesale-market-issues-engagement-approaches-decarbonization

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Local Government Voices in Wholesale Market Issues: Engagement Approaches for Decarbonization. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/local-government-voices-wholesale-market-issues-engagement-approaches-decarbonization.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendlocal, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Local Government Voices in Wholesale Market Issues: Engagement Approaches for Decarbonization}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/local-government-voices-wholesale-market-issues-engagement-approaches-decarbonization}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }