Why Demand Response Gets Locked Out of Balancing Markets
Balancing markets exclude demand-response providers through prequalification rules built for another era. The cost is real and growing.
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Oil fell and stocks rallied after Washington and Tehran agreed to halt their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But the deal isn't signed yet.