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March 16, 2026

Reliability

Overheard at the Infocast ERCOT Market Summit 2017

Infocast gathered industry experts in the Texas state capital to share their insights on the “challenging times that lie ahead for ERCOT.”

PJM Operating Committee Briefs
The PJM Operating Committee discussed synchrophasors, its recent system restoration drill and NERC's upcoming GridEx exercise.
PJM Planning Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee Briefs
General assumptions regarding winter operations will need to be replaced with actual data to improve PJM’s winter resource adequacy analysis.
Texas PUC Wary of Using ERS to Avoid Local Blackouts
The PUCT asked staff to revise a rulemaking on emergency response service, saying it didn't favor expanding the program to avoid local blackouts.
CAISO Seeks Reliability Designations for Calpine Peakers
CAISO wants to use reliability-must-run agreements to keep two Calpine plants in Northern California operating after their long-term contracts expire.
NYISO, PSC: No Worries on Replacing Indian Point Capacity
NYISO CEO Brad Jones and NY PSC Chair Audrey Zibelman told legislators they're not concerned about replacing the capacity of the Indian Point nuclear plant.
PJM Sticks with LS Power on Artificial Island Project
PJM officials reaffirmed their selection of LS Power for the stability fix at Artificial Island, rejecting a rival plan from PSE&G.
GAO Gives Good Marks to Federal Efforts to Safeguard Grid
The GAO said it is satisfied that federal agencies are collaborating with each other on grid resiliency and cybersecurity.
States Want Cyber Best Practices; Santorum Seeks ‘Warriors’
Regulators and officials discussed the importance of cybersecurity and cybersecurity best practices at NARUC's winter meetings.
CAISO Proposes TO-focused Black Start Procurement
CAISO’s straw proposal for procuring black start resources would entail significant collaboration with affected transmission owners.

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