Press Mention WFAE July 16, 2001
SACE Quoted
D.C. appeals court orders regulators to reconsider approval of regional energy trading system
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A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has ordered FERC to reconsider its approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), an eight-month-old regional electricity trading system that includes Duke Energy. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy challenged the approval, arguing that SEEM's closed membership structure limits competition and does not support renewable energy participation. SACE research director Maggie Shober stated the organization advocates for inclusive competition across the electricity sector, including independent renewable projects.
We at SACE are advocating for inclusive competition across the electricity sector, so not just utility to utility, but renewable projects or any independent power projects able to compete, as well as transparent oversight of the utilities all across the Southeast. We really didn't see SEEM as helping on either of those issues.
Maggie Shober
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