load shedding
MISO leadership again promised to step up the RTO’s advance communication of tight system conditions following its four-hour load-shed directive for about 600 MW in Greater New Orleans.
MISO conceded to its Board of Directors that it should have done more to convey the danger it perceived ahead of the late spring load-shedding event in Greater New Orleans.
Called to the podium by the New Orleans City Council, MISO and Entergy leadership agreed a perfect storm of factors merged to cause the Memorial Day weekend power outages.
MISO has shed light on the reasons behind the May 25 load-shed event in southeast Louisiana, describing a system taxed by early summer heat and rife with congestion and unavailable generation.
Entergy and Cleco were told to shed load in Louisiana in an attempt to avoid a bigger outage that could affect the stability of the grid.
SPP told its state regulators and board members that it will do better after three local load sheds since March 31, affecting a combined 54,000 customers.
FERC and NERC's report on the January winter storms indicated the gas and electric industries are improving their communication and coordination, staff said at the commission's April meeting.
FERC gave MISO the go-ahead to set its value of lost load at $10,000/MWh by early fall, nearly three times as high as the current $3,500/MWh value.
MISO’s Independent Market Monitor said ramping needs north of 10 GW are becoming increasingly common and MISO should expect challenges ahead as its solar fleet expands.
SPP CEO Barbara Sugg warned the RTO’s board and stakeholders that the grid operator faces new and stronger headwinds, even as it met its corporate goals’ first-quarter milestones.
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