Start Date
19-2-2019 4:00 PM
End Date
19-2-2019 5:00 PM
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Several States, including New Jersey, pursued utility restructuring in the late 1990s, transitioning to competitive markets. Recognizing that those markets may not achieve the states’ environmental policy goals, many of these states have enacted legislation that offer incentives to clean or renewable energy sources. This seminar will discuss the jurisdictional tensions that have developed as a result of the integration of state environmental policies into the wholesale market.
Biography
Cynthia L. M. Holland is the Director of the Office of Federal and Regional Policy, where she advises the NJBPU on issues emerging from various federal agencies and the regional transmission organization. Ms. Holland leads the Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure workgroup for Governor Murphy's 2019 Energy Master Plan. She serves on the NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Electricity and the OPSI Staff Committee, which she previously chaired. A licensed attorney, Ms. Holland is currently Chair of the Public Utility Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
State Environmental Public Policies and the Interaction with Wholesale Electric Markets
Several States, including New Jersey, pursued utility restructuring in the late 1990s, transitioning to competitive markets. Recognizing that those markets may not achieve the states’ environmental policy goals, many of these states have enacted legislation that offer incentives to clean or renewable energy sources. This seminar will discuss the jurisdictional tensions that have developed as a result of the integration of state environmental policies into the wholesale market.