Winter Storm Fern
NYISO presented a breakdown of systemwide issues in response to multiple calls from stakeholders for more granular information about conditions during the January winter storm.
NERC CEO Jim Robb said in congressional testimony that while the bulk power system made it through the late January winter storm reliably, the weather highlighted how at risk it is.
The winter of 2025/26 was the most expensive winter in the history of ISO-NE’s wholesale markets, driven by the lowest average temperatures in 20 years.
NYISO exceeded its winter baseline peak load forecast on Feb. 7, its COO told the Management Committee.
MISO and SPP credited interregional collaboration with helping them win FERC's approval of their expedited study processes.
The Gulf Coast Power Association’s MISO-SPP Regional Conference showcased the rush to add resources, and panelists mused on which new trends could take hold in resource expansion.
Stakeholders endorsed PJM’s recommended installed reserve margin and forecast pool requirement for the 2028/29 Base Residual Auction at the Markets and Reliability Committee meeting.
MISO said lackluster generating unit performance led to an emergency declaration during the late January winter storm.
Just a few weeks after taking over as CEO of ISO-NE, Vamsi Chadalavada faced a trial-by-fire introduction to the job.
With Winter Storm Fern, we learned, once again, that our nation’s power grids rely on a significant fossil mix when the weather turns nasty, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
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