The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently announced plans to hold a technical conference on carbon pricing in wholesale electric power markets in late September. This decision comes after a diverse coalition of private energy interests petitioned FERC to carefully examine carbon pricing as a means to accelerate the adoption of low- and zero-carbon power generation technologies and hasten the retirement of older carbon-emitting fossil plants. These actions are needed to meet targets set by a growing list of states and corporations to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from electric power generation by mid-century.
