Weatherization
Rising demand and power bills are giving an extra push to expand demand-side management programs, but experts said the industry needs to do more to educate consumers to take advantage of the resources.
A principal analyst at ReliabilityFirst discussed the regional entity's program of site visits to help entities with their winterization efforts.
Registered entities have until May 15 to submit required information about their generating units' cold weather performance.
The Texas Reliability Entity says its latest regional assessment indicates weatherization activities since the disastrous February 2021 winter storm have paid off.
NERC is taking comments on a winter reliability standard for generators that has failed to clear its stakeholder process twice.
PJM's Operating Committee recommended high winter weekly reserve target values due to the inclusion of data from December 2022’s Winter Storm Elliott.
Texas reliability and regulator officials are praising the state's efforts to weatherize their facilities following the disastrous 2021 winter storm, while the results bear them out.
FERC approved new rules intended to strengthen the grid against both extreme heat and cold weather events.
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The ERO Enterprise’s work preparing for extreme winter weather is far from over despite completion of the initial effort to update reliability standards.
NERC hasn't yet issued its annual Winter Reliability Assessment, but it's clear that it is concerned about the electric industry’s readiness for severe weather.
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