US FERC’s LaFleur says some power grid security interventions ‘commercially motivated’

Maya Weber |

S&P Global Platts

Washington — US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Cheryl LaFleur on Monday poked at proposals to compensate generating resources, such as coal-fired plants, that struggle to compete with natural gas in wholesale power markets.

Speaking at the North American Gas Forum sponsored by Energy Dialogues, the Democratic commissioner said cheap and plentiful gas supplies, and the ability to quickly build gas-fired generation, had helped make gas the generating fuel of choice in …

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