PG&E restored power to 738,000 customers after its public safety power shutoffs prompted a backlash from the public, state regulators and elected officials.

As roughly 600,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers remained without power, the president of the California PUC called the situation “unacceptable.”

SPP’s efforts to extend RC services to about 12% of the Western Interconnection’s load remains on a glide path, staff said at Black Hills Energy’s offices.

All systems are go as WECC enters the final stretch to ensure its dozens of balancing authorities safely integrate into new Reliability Coordinators.

Members of the ORS appeared to reach consensus on the need for an emergency conference call procedure for RCs to supplement the existing NERC hotline.

CAISO and BC Hydro recounted their first challenges as newly minted reliability coordinators (RC's), while ERCOT and SPP talked about a tough summer.

Solar generation is continuing to accelerate, but onshore wind appears to be losing momentum, RTO officials told NERC's Operating Reliability Subcommittee.

At the Texas Reliability Entity’s quarterly meetings, stakeholders raised concerns over the region’s representation before NERC, claiming it has an Eastern bias.

PJM stakeholders expressed concern that proposed plans for eliminating vulnerabilities to "critical" transmission assets could undermine transparency rules.

RC West staff briefed its Oversight Committee on its launch of reliability coordinator services in CAISO and the progress of its Phase 2 expansion.