{"id":18067,"date":"2017-09-29T21:17:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T02:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=18067"},"modified":"2017-10-02T15:53:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T20:53:01","slug":"doe-seeks-unprecedented-action-to-exempt-coal-from-competitive-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2017\/09\/29\/doe-seeks-unprecedented-action-to-exempt-coal-from-competitive-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE seeks unprecedented action to exempt coal from competitive markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(This post was co-authored by EDF\u2019s Rama Zakaria<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced a sweeping and unprecedented proposal to pay coal and nuclear power plants, a move that would increase electricity bills and climate pollution for Americans.<\/p>\n

The proposal would impose a new cost on all electric ratepayers that would be paid primarily to owners of coal plants, undercutting billions of dollars of investment by people risking their capital to compete in and transform our energy markets.<\/p>\n

The decision, based on mischaracterized reliability concerns, ignores a recent Department of Energy (DOE) report<\/a> Secretary Perry commissioned that found no reliability concern. The report\u2019s finding is consistent with voluminous literature and evidence that concludes there are no signs of deteriorating reliability on the grid today, and cleaner resources and new technologies being brought online are strengthening reliability.<\/p>\n

DOE\u2019s proposal will increase electricity bills and hurt American families<\/strong><\/p>\n

DOE\u2019s proposal provides cost recovery for uneconomic baseload generators such as coal-fired power plants at the expense of Americans\u2019 electricity bills, families and communities\u2019 health, and the environment.<\/p>\n

Cost recovery, put simply, means that no matter how expensive coal-fired power gets Americans must foot the bill. No matter how old, expensive, or dirty a coal plant may be, it would be paid to remain online at the expense of cleaner, newer, and less expensive energy resources.<\/p>\n

Such regulatory intervention would stand in the way of an economic and efficient electric grid required by law and would impose massive financial losses on the companies that have been investing to build a new and lower cost power system.<\/p>\n

Multiple studies have already shown that coal generators that are retiring are old, inefficient units that are relatively expensive to operate. According to one study<\/a>, coal units that announced plans to retire between 2010 and 2015 were 57 years old \u2013 well past their intended life span of 40 years. These units are not retiring prematurely; they are retiring because they are unable to compete against cheaper, more efficient, and cleaner resources.<\/p>\n

As Secretary Perry\u2019s own report stated, coal retirements are primarily driven by low natural gas prices. Yet with this proposal, DOE again appears determined to ignore competitive market forces and instead attempt to bail out coal-fired power plants, no matter the cost to Americans. Not only would this increase electricity bills for the public but also unnecessarily expose the public to dangerous and harmful air pollution.<\/p>\n

The costly solution to a non-existent problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

A wide range of literature, including DOE\u2019s own baseload study<\/a>, confirm that electric reliability remains strong and bulk power system resilience continues to improve. Yet, DOE ignores its own findings and suggests that coal bailouts are needed for reliability and resiliency. Not only is DOE trying to solve a problem that doesn\u2019t exist, it is doing so by forcing ratepayers to pay for a solution that doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

DOE\u2019s proposal would compensate coal units for a 90-day on-site fuel supply, yet just recently we saw in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that W.A. Parish, one of America\u2019s largest coal plants, was forced to shutter two of its units after its coal piles were flooded<\/a>. Indeed, available data indicates that coal plants fail more than any other resource.<\/p>\n

In contrast, clean energy resources are increasingly demonstrating their ability to support reliable electric service at times of severe stress on the grid. For instance, wind energy contributed critical power during Hurricane Harvey. In another example, during the 2014 polar vortex \u2013 when frozen coal stock piles led to coal plant failures \u2013 wind and demand response resources were increasingly called upon to help maintain reliability.<\/p>\n

Cleaner resources and new technologies boost grid reliability and resiliency<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many studies have highlighted the valuable reliability services that emerging new technologies, such as electric storage, can provide. DOE\u2019s own report<\/a> found that cleaner resources and emerging new technologies are creating options and opportunities and providing a new toolbox for maintaining reliability in the modern power system.<\/p>\n

FERC has also long recognized the valuable grid services that emerging new technologies could provide. From its order on demand response to its order on frequency regulation compensation, FERC recognized the value of fast and accurate response resources in cost-effectively meeting grid reliability needs. More recently, FERC\u2019s ancillary service reforms recognize that, with advances in technologies, variable energy resources such as wind are increasingly capable of providing reliability services such as reactive power.<\/p>\n

Any action should allow all technologies to compete to provide the least-cost solution to a reliable and resilient grid <\/strong><\/p>\n

Essential Reliability Services, such as frequency and voltage support, are already being procured today to meet grid reliability needs. For instance, frequency regulation is procured as part of the ancillary services markets. These markets allow all resources to compete and to provide the necessary grid services at least cost to Americans.<\/p>\n

FERC should ensure that any additional action taken in response to DOE\u2019s proposal continues to be fuel-neutral, non-discriminatory and in-market. By doing so, Americans can not only have reliable and affordable electricity but can also reap the benefits of cleaner and healthier environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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