Comments on FERC Carbon Pricing Technical Conference and Net Carbon Pricing
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets | Docket No. AD20-14-000
COMMENTS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES COMMITTEE ON ELECTRICITY
The New England States Committee on Electricity (“NESCOE”) submits these comments pursuant to the Notice of Proposed Policy Statement issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission” or “FERC”) on October 15, 2020.[1] The stated purposes of the Proposed Policy Statement are to encourage efforts to incorporate state-determined carbon prices in organized wholesale electricity markets administered by regional transmission operators (“RTOs”) and independent system operators (“ISOs”) and to clarify the Commission’s jurisdiction over wholesale market rules that incorporate state-determined carbon prices.[2]
I. DESCRIPTION OF COMMENTER
NESCOE is the Regional State Committee for New England.
