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NERC Releases ‘Stress Test’ Analysis of Gen Retirements 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...
LaFleur, Stakeholders Anxious over NERC Retirement Study By Rich Heidorn Jr. ATLANTA — FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and several stakeholders expressed concern Tuesday that "fuel war" partisans could weaponize NERC’s coming analysis on the impact of a dramatic increase in coal and nuclear plant retirements. But based on the...
NERC Circulating Study on ‘Accelerated’ Retirements By Rory D. Sweeney VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — Generation reserve margins might drop and fuel-assurance risks could increase if coal and nuclear units retire sooner than anticipated, according to the preliminary findings of a NERC study focused on PJM and ERCOT. PJM staff...
Aiming to prevent claims of preferential treatment under its new competitive transmission process, MISO last week released a formal protocol prohibiting bidders from contacting any MISO staff member directly about requests for proposals. The rules were released as MISO prepares to receive bids on its first competitive transmission project, the...