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April 4, 2025

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EPSA Conference Tackles Markets in a Time of Rapid Demand Growth
Attendees at the Electric Power Supply Association’s Competitive Power Summit discussed how markets are responding to rapid demand growth.
NOAA
Meteorologist Warns Climate Bringing Multiple Grid Impacts
DHS meteorologist Sunny Wescott warned that utilities will need to be prepared for global climate change to bring a range of issues they may have never considered before.
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SERC Members/Board of Directors Meetings Briefs: March 26, 2025
SERC Reliability's members and directors met in New Orleans to approve new leadership and a draft budget for 2026.
IEA
IEA: Extreme Weather Adds 20% to Increase in Electricity Demand in 2024
Data centers may be driving electricity demand growth in the U.S., but air conditioning helped drive a 4.3% increase in worldwide demand in 2024.
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As Policies in Washington Change, Grid Investment Still Needed
Participants at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Winter Policy Summit emphasized the need for additional investment in the grid.
FERC
FERC Approves IBR, Extreme Weather Reliability Standards
FERC approved four proposed reliability standards: three relating to inverter-based resources and one for extreme weather planning.
SERC
Weather, Supply Chain Top SERC Risk Rankings
In a webinar, SERC Reliability staff identified the biggest concerns from the regional entity's biennial risk report.
Admin Monitor
ERCOT to Recommend RMR Agreement for Braunig
ERCOT will recommend that its Board of Directors approve a reliability-must-run contract for one of three aging CPS gas units, set for retirement, to maintain reliability in the San Antonio area.
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Weather-security Connections Highlighted at GridSecCon
Speakers at this week's GridSecCon conference discussed the sometimes overlooked connections between weather and grid security.
DOE
New IIJA Funding Targets Grid Resilience and Demand Growth
The U.S. Department of Energy announced almost $2 billion in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed at improving grid reliability and resilience.

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