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Notice2026-077132026-04-21

Participation of Aggregators of Retail Demand Response Customers in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators

Energy Department, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Abstract

The Commission withdraws a notice of inquiry, which sought comment on whether to revise the Commission's regulations that require a Regional Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator not to accept bids from an aggregator of retail customers that aggregates the demand response of the customers of utilities that distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year, where the relevant electric retail regulatory authority prohibits such customers' demand response to be bid into organized markets by an aggregator of retail customers.

Action & Dates

Action
Withdrawal of notice of inquiry and termination of rulemaking proceeding.
Dates
This withdrawal will become effective May 21, 2026.
Effective Date
2026-05-21

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM21-14-000] AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of inquiry and termination of rulemaking proceeding. SUMMARY: The Commission withdraws a notice of inquiry, which sought comment on whether to revise the Commission's regulations that require a Regional Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator not to accept bids from an aggregator of retail customers that aggregates the demand response of the customers of utilities that distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year, where the relevant electric retail regulatory authority prohibits such customers' demand response to be bid into organized markets by an aggregator of retail customers. DATES: This withdrawal will become effective May 21, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaitlin Johnson, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8542, Kaitlin.Johnson@ferc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. On March 18, 2021, the Commission issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) in this proceeding. For the reasons that we set forth below, we exercise our discretion to withdraw the NOI and terminate this rulemaking proceeding. I. Background 2. In the NOI, as a preliminary step, the Commission sought comment on whether to revise its regulations that require a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) or Independent System Operator (ISO) (RTO/ISO) not to

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Citation: 91 FR 21283