Incoming US FERC Chair Glick could open door for wholesale grid CO2 pricing

Published 15:54 on January 21, 2021  /  Last updated at 15:54 on January 21, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, US

US President Joe Biden (D) named Democrat Richard Glick as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday, a move that stakeholders said could bolster support for clean energy deployment and accommodate grid operators’ plans to incorporate carbon pricing in wholesale power markets.
US President Joe Biden (D) named Democrat Richard Glick as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday, a move that stakeholders said could bolster support for clean energy deployment and accommodate grid operators’ plans to incorporate carbon pricing in wholesale power markets.


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