The Obama administration’s regulatory effort to reduce electricity use during times of peak demand won broad support from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
In a 6-2 ruling, the court said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission acted within its authority when it issued orders requiring wholesale energy providers to adopt so-called “demand response” programs that compensate large and small electricity consumers for reducing their use of electricity at certain times. The case is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association.
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