Tariffs vs Markets Fallacy

It is unhelpful to present the reform of Tariffs/Rates and the emergence of digital Market Platforms as a binary choice, because:

a) Practically, both Tariffs/Rates and Market Platforms will co-exist for an indefinite period of time;
b) The reform of Tariffs/Rates and the emergence of new Market Platforms will need to be strategically aligned for maximum complementarity; and,
c) The equitable reform of Tariffs/Rates will be critical to the large number of Customers who do not currently and may never own Distributed Energy Resources (DER) that can meaningfully participate in Market Platforms.


Given the fast-evolving nature of power system transformation, the Future Grid Accelerator (FGA) has the status of a perpetual BETA version. Your suggestions for how each concept and definition may be enhanced are very welcome.

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