PJM experienced a preliminary peak load over 160 GW during the recent heat wave, surpassing the RTO’s summer forecast of 154 GW and requiring the deployment of pre-emergency demand response.

The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee endorsed a proposal to rework the RTO’s rules around generation deactivations.

MISO instated maximum generation procedures Thursday to manage a pervasive heat wave blanketing its footprint.

More than 200,000 AEP customers in Ohio lost power after storms damaged multiple transmission lines and forced load sheds on at least three 138-kV lines.

MISO's Oct. 7 Market Subcommittee covered FTR market concerns and a customer ask for better load forecasting data.

MISO avoided maximum generation alerts and events this fall despite dealing with record-breaking temperature swings in its southern footprint.

MISO declared a maximum generation alert Sept. 17 because of tight reserve levels amid forced outages and hotter-than-expected temperatures.

MISO laid out how it will tackle changing resource availability and needs in its footprint ahead of the release of a white paper on the issue.

MISO issued two maximum generation alerts and conservative operations declarations because of severe weather in June and a heatwave in July.

Officials at MISO Board Week meetings pondered why the RTO is likely to face an increasing frequency of emergency conditions in the near future.