Demand Response, Order 745 and the Supreme Court

Demand response is a low-cost, environmentally friendly resource that helps balance electric supply and demand, and is integrally related to FERC's mission to ensure 'just and reasonable rates.' FERC's Order 745 on demand response has, however, been subject to an incredible amount of scrutiny over the past year, beginning in earnest in May 2014, when the DC Circuit Court of the United States invalidated the Order by a 2-1 vote. That decision is now on hold pending review by the Supreme Court.