NERC released its State of Reliability report, which found the bulk power system remains highly reliable and underlying performance metrics such as frequency response and misoperation rates are improving or remain stable.
FERC will hold a two-day technical conference June 4-5, where it will look at resource adequacy issues in the ISO/RTO markets, with most of the focus on those with capacity markets.
Peak demand in the Western Interconnection hit a record high of 168.2 GW in 2024, reflecting “early effects” of the growth in large loads such as data centers, according to a new WECC report.
An EBA panel looked into the history of demand growth in light of its recent return, while a second panel looked at issues around utility credit ratings, as investments will have to ramp up to meet the new demand.
President Donald Trump’s policies and the growth in demand from data centers and other new customers have changed the trajectory of the power system, speakers said at the Energy Future Forum.
ICF International is projecting another rise in the rate of demand growth as more data centers seek to plug into the grid in the coming years, with a 25% increasefrom 2023 levels by 2030 and 78% by 2050.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has flown 2,000 member representatives into D.C. to lobby congressional leaders on key priorities for the nation’s co-ops, which this year include passage of permitting legislation and meeting rising demand.
Two power industry CEOs at the Gulf Coast Power Association’s spring conference offered two different takes on ERCOT load growth over the rest of the decade — and how the sector should deal with a potential doubling of peak demand by 2031.
Electrical manufacturer trade group NEMA was the latest to release a forecast of electricity demand growth, which shows data centers dominating in the first decade plus, but EVs making up the most from the late 2030s onward.
