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The U.S. and Mexico have further committed to taking steps to assure the reliability of the increasingly interconnected American and Mexican electricity grids.
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz signed a nonbinding foundational agreement with Mexico's energy secretary, Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, on Jan. 7. FERC Chairman Norman Bay, Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Guillermo Ignacio Garcia Alcocer and National Center for Energy Control Director Eduardo Meraz Ateca also signed the document.
The countries are working toward a level of power system integration similar to that of the U.S. and Canada, which will provide economic benefit to both countries, according to a related DOE press release.
"The developments are taking place at a time of change in the electricity sector, with the increased convergence of electricity and information technology infrastructures providing both opportunities for significant value creation and needs for technology, policy and regulatory solutions to reliability and security challenges," the DOE said.
"The United States and Mexico have a long-standing energy partnership that is being strengthened further as Mexico advances its impressive energy sector reform," Moniz said in a statement. "Electricity system integration will...