On Sept. 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) approved Order No. 2222 and forged a new path forward for
the nation's wholesale energy markets, which will soon welcome
participation from distributed energy resource (DER) aggregators
that can bundle a wide array of technologies, from rooftop solar to
electric vehicles.
Under this landmark ruling, regional transmission organizations
(RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) are required to
revise their tariffs and market rules to help facilitate the entry
of DERs into the regional capacity, energy and ancillary service
markets. FERC is requiring that each RTO/ISO recognize DER
aggregators as a type of market participant and also accommodate
the physical and operational characteristics of DER
aggregation.
