Reliability
AdminMonitor
Texas regulators have approved two more system resiliency plans for state utilities with a focus on wildfire mitigation, following up on a requirement from the 2023 legislative session.
MISO
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor has expressed lingering dissatisfaction with NERC’s Long-Term Reliability Assessment, even with potentially corrected values.
DOE
DOE's report tries to apply one reliability metric to different markets and finds significant new capacity will be needed in some markets to avoid reliability problems by 2030.
Hydro-Québec
NYISO is proposing changes to certain capacity market parameters to accommodate the Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project, as well as facilitate the new entry of resources.
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled against residents and businesses who sued utilities after the deadly February 2021 winter storm known as Uri, saying they did not adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent in causing widespread power blackouts.
Shutterstock
Senators working through the weekend on Trump's “One Big Beautiful Bill” delivered renewable energy supporters an unexpected and unpleasant surprise in the form of proposed taxes that likely would stymie completion of projects already in the works.
FERC
NERC Chief Engineer Mark Lauby said the North American grid already has measures in place to prevent the mishaps that led to April's blackout in Spain and Portugal.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE declared a capacity deficiency, implemented a Power Caution and took extra actions to maintain grid reliability during what may have been the highest peak load since 2013, driven by extreme heat and humidity.
Duke Energy
DOE issued an emergency order authorizing Duke Energy Carolinas to operate certain generation facilities at maximum output to meet heat-related demand.
Newkirk Electric Associates
The Michigan attorney general and a group of 10 NGOs have filed for rehearing of DOE's order to keep a coal plant running for this summer, while those parties and others debated the cost recovery filing Consumers Energy made at FERC.
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