Thousands of customers of Avista Utilities lost power during a record-smashing heat wave when the utility ordered rolling blackouts in Spokane, Wash.

A drought in the West is cutting into hydropower supplies needed for summer reliability, especially in California, panelists in a USEA briefing said.

MISO execs say long-term transmission and a capacity market redesign are a must in response to rising climate risks and fleet change.

Stakeholders challenged PJM on the methodology the RTO used in its 2021 fuel security analysis, saying it may not be capturing all risks from severe weather.

ERCOT asked for conservation measures through Friday as summer heat and 12.2 GW of forced outages erased whatever slim reserve margin it had.

During a meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, regulators shared strategies for dealing with heat waves, cold snaps and wildfires.

Day two of FERC’s technical conference emphasized the need for more transmission to facilitate trading and properly compensating demand-side resources.

Extreme heat and drought conditions are a major cause for concern in the Western Interconnection, according to FERC’s summer assessment.

With another active Atlantic hurricane season expected for 2021, participants in SERC’s spring extreme weather webinar urged utilities to prepare now.

EBA marked its 75th anniversary at its virtual annual meeting, which included sessions on capacity markets and remarks by FERC Chair Richard Glick.