In this Natural Resource Defense Council blog entry, Allison Clements, Senior Attorney, Project for Sustainable Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Energy Policy, New York sheds insights on how the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that gives FERC has both the authority and the duty to regulate demand response will have on green energy developments.

The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) authority to design rules and incentives that allow electricity customers to get paid for reducing consumption during periods of high energy demand. The decision keeps the door open for important clean energy resources to compete with traditional fossil plants in regional energy markets and save customers money on their electricity bills.