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NERC Releases ‘Stress Test’ Analysis of Gen Retirements

Dec 20, 2018

FERC & Federal / Reliability / Resource Adequacy / Nuclear Power

By Michael Brooks NERC on Tuesday warned that faster-than-expected coal and nuclear plant retirements could jeopardize reliability if grid operators are not prepared. “If these retirements happen faster than the system can respond with replacement generation, including any necessary transmission facilities or replacement fuel infrastructure, significant reliability problems could occur,”...

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