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11 May, 8 tweets, 5 min read

@DTE_Energy

Does anyone actually believe that @DTE_Energy and @ConsumersEnergy actually need "at least 5 years" to study and understand dual participation energy storage in Michigan?

utilitydive.com/news/dte-consu…

#michigan #ferc #renewables #battery

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@FERC

I struggle to see this as anything more than a land grab and a way to limit investment/deployment. @FERC Orders 841/2222 make it very clear the goal for a new modern grid, and this type of feet dragging only hurts Michiganders.

(2/8)

We can't have it both ways!

More dynamic renewables mean that storage will be key to any large scale solar/wind deployment. The lack of that will just put a higher reliance on legacy utility-scale generation (i.e. Coal and Natural Gas)

(3/8)

@NewYorkISO

I appreciate that the utilities called out @NewYorkISO for their hard work in sorting this out. That's a big reason @BlueprintPower is in NYS first. But to say "we still need to figure it out" seems very disingenuous. Talk to the other ISO/RTO who have lead the charge!

(4/8)

@MichiganPSC

The same old "data privacy & security" trope is carted out for us all to see. @MichiganPSC started this process in 2016 and have established guidelines. If that is not enough, @DHSgov, @UL_Standards, and @NIST have provided ample support.

(5/8)

We have to demand more from the utilities than just telling us it's hard. Michigan has hovered near the bottom rankings of states with a resilient grid, and the situation is not improving as quickly as it should.

(6/8)

Providing stackable revenue streams and incentives for companies and folks to install storage to offset that resiliency issue only serves to make Michiganders safer and more productive.

(7/8)

I am stepping down from my soapbox, but reading the Case made my blood pressure rise. I am hopeful that the Federal and State authorities step in and do the right thing.

mi-psc.force.com/sfc/servlet.sh…

#michigan #renewables #ferc2222 #ferc

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