Europe's grid regulator issued its first report on the Iberian outages of April 2025, laying out the facts discovered in reviews by authorities and utilities.

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.

Analysis from a Grid Strategies expert indicates that the issues that caused the Iberian Peninsula blackout are unlikely to occur in the U.S.

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.

Texas Reliability Entity CEO Jim Albright sees similarities between the issues facing the U.S. and European grid and hopes to learn from the recent Iberian Peninsula outage.

Energy analysts provided their opinions on the Spain blackout; bills in the Texas Legislature; and the potential ramifications of a trade war as it relates to large power transformers.