The Success of FERC Order 2222 Lies in the Hands of Grid Operators

Payne Institute and Mines Advanced Energy Systems student Jesse Dugan writes about how on September 17th, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 2222, which aims to remove barriers to the participation of distributed energy resource (DER) aggregations in wholesale power markets. Heralded as a “game-changer,” a “landmark action” and “the most significant order the Commission has ever issued” by experts in the field, Order 2222 has the potential to help make the grid more resilient, sustainable, and affordable. However, issuing the order is not enough to guarantee that it will achieve its goals; that depends on how grid operators decide to implement it, and how the market responds. March 10, 2021.