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NERC Warns of Mounting Reliability Risks, Urges Preparation for Challenging Summer

May 19, 2022 admin Business, caiso, California, Coal, Cybersecurity, drought, ercot, fuel concerns, full coverage, Gas, generator performance, Hydro, inverter-based generation, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Power Demand, Solar, SPP, supply chain, supply chains, trends, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 20:10:17 +0000

An unprecedented array of risks—ranging from capacity shortfalls, extreme weather, extended drought, supply chain issues, cybersecurity, solar PV tripping, fuel constraints, to wildfires—could imperil the reliability of nearly every North American bulk power system (BPS) region west of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) this summer, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warns in […]

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ERCOT, MISO Warn of Potential Power Supply Shortfalls

May 5, 2022 admin Business, changing generation mix, Coal, competitive markets, ercot, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, Markets, MISO, news, Nuclear, O&M, regulatory, reliability, Renewables, Solar, supply shortfalls, Technology, thermal fleet, trends, wholesale power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 16:49:05 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) over the past week separately expressed concerns about power supply uncertainties in the face of upcoming warmer-than-normal temperatures. MISO raised an alarm on April 28 when it said that it projects “insufficient firm resources” to cover the summer peak under typical […]

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US Finally Stitches Renewable Energy ‘Seams’ Together

March 9, 2022 admin clean power, Energy, MISO, nrel, renewable energy, Solar energy, United States, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:45:11 +0000

The US renewable energy profile is about to bust wide open as two key transmission stakeholders find a way to work together.

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US Finally Stitches Renewable Energy “Seams” Together

March 7, 2022 admin clean power, Energy, grid connection, MISO, nrel, renewable energy, Solar energy, SPP, United States, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:40:11 +0000

The US renewable energy profile is about to bust wide open as two key transmission stakeholders find a way to work together.

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Energy Groups Make Plans to Deal with Coronavirus; EEI Issues Bulletin

March 18, 2020 admin Business, caiso, coronavirus, covid-19, EEI, ferc, grid, MISO, nerc, news, NYISO, operations, pandemic

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:33:03 +0000

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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), whose membership includes all investor-owned U.S. power companies, has told its members to prepare contingency plans for their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several U.S. grid operators already have announced measures designed to keep employees as safe as possible, while maintaining the reliability of the nation’s power supply. The […]

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NERC: Long-Term Reliability Uncertain Amid Rapid Changes to Bulk Power System

December 19, 2019 admin Business, Coal, ders, distributed energy, Distribution, Energy Storage, ercot, Fuel, Gas, International, long-term reliability assessment. california, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Nuclear, Ontario, Power Demand, reliability, reliability risks, Renewables, Solar, T&D, Technology, texas, transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:29:46 +0000

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Significant and rapid changes that are reshaping North America’s power sector will likely leave Texas and Ontario, Canada, with supply shortfalls over the next decade, and energy deficiencies could also occur during off-peak conditions in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) area and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region, the North American Electric Reliability […]

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Polar Vortex Tests Resiliency of U.S. Power System

January 31, 2019 admin bomb cyclone, Business, climate change, Coal, cold weather, Environmental, Gas, iso-ne, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Nuclear, NYISO, pjm, polar vortex, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:28:54 +0000

Brutally cold temperatures in the midwestern and northeastern U.S. spurred grid operator alerts as natural gas demand has surged, power prices have soared, and there have been forced generator outages. The polar vortex, an extreme cold event characterized by back-to-back cold fronts, has so far prompted states of emergency in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. On […]

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