NYISO said it expects to have adequate resources on hand to meet slightly above-normal demand this summer, with 42,056 MW of capacity available.

The NY PSC continued to tweak compensation and billing for DERs, adjusting the structure of existing standby and buyback service rates.

ERCOT’s low reserve margin sticks out when compared to those of most other regions in the U.S., where their reserves are well above their reference levels.

ERCOT said its final summer 2019 resource adequacy assessment indicates “a potential need” to enter energy emergency alert status for system reliability.

MISO expects to call on load-modifying resources this summer despite estimates it will have about 149 GW of projected capacity on hand.

NYISO Vice President of Operations Wes Yeomans told the Management Committee the ISO is prepared to meet peak demand this summer.

ERCOT CEO Bill Magness assured his Board of Directors that the grid operator is prepared for the summer heat.

The CAISO Board of Governors new imbalance conformance rules allow the ISO to account for errors in renewable energy forecasts.

About 194,000 customers in New York were without electric power in the state after a series of thunderstorms hit on May 15, according to the NYPSC.

FERC will be closely monitoring ERCOT and Southern California this summer as most of the country faces the likelihood of above-normal temperatures.