Grid Overview

Transmission

100

What is the name of Ohio's RTO?

What is PJM

200

Who regulates PJM

What is FERC

300

What does PJM do (2 parts)?

What is PJM Interconnection manages the electric grid across multiple states and runs energy markets. 

400

What 3 markets does PJM run?

What is daily energy markets, capacity markets, and ancillary service market.

500

How is PJM governed? 

What is PJM is an LLC governed by a Board of Managers and a committee of voting members.

Distribution

100

What is the name of Dayton's distribution utility? 

What is AES Ohio

200

Who regulates our distribution utility? 

What is the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO)

300

What does energy deregulation mean? 

What is customers can choose where their energy comes from

400

What are the three types of distribution utilities?

What is a) investor owned, b) public owned utility (or municipal utility) and c) cooperative utility

500

What does a distribution utility do (2 parts)?

What is manages transmission and distribution of electricity to customers and brings energy from generation to customers. 

PUCO

100

What does the PUCO stand for? 

What is the Public Utility Commission of Ohio

200

What does the PUCO do (2 parts)?

What is oversees investor owned utilities and protects customers rights

300

What sector does the PUCO oversee (4 parts)?

What is a)electric, b) natural gas, c)water, and d) telecom. These are only that are investor owned. 

400

Can cities/ residents participate in PUCO processes? If so, how? 

What is yes - they can go to public hearings or intervene in rate cases 

500

How are public utility commissions appointed in Ohio? 

What is they are selected by governor 

FERC

100

What does FERC stand for? 

What is federal energy regulatory commission

200

How many commissioners are on FERCs board? 

What is 5

300

Who does FERC oversee (2 parts)? 

What is regional transmission organizations and generators (through energy markets) 

400

Name 3 things FERC does

What is regulates wholesale electric markets, regulates transmission and sale of natural gas, approves generation project on transmission grid, regulates oil transportation across state lines, license hydro projects, monitors energy markets 

500

Why is FERC important to the electric grid? 

What is they control transmission and where we get certain energy generation from

DOE

100

What is DOE

What is Department of Energy

200

What does DOE do (name 2 things)?

What is oversee national energy policy, energy production, nuclear energy research and production, and research

300

Name 2 of the 6 strategic priorities of DOE

What is security and safety, scientific excellence, environment, energy access, economic growth, and global diplomacy

400

What historical event created the Department of Energy?

What is World War II or the 1970's oil crises. 

500

Which president created the Department of Energy? 

What is President Jimmy Carter