NERC's RSTC welcomed a batch of fresh faces and passed several white papers and reference documents at its final meeting of 2024.

Members of NERC’s Standards Committee said goodbye to several departing colleagues while arranging the committee’s business for 2025.

NERC's trustees took action on a number of standards items, along with multiple organizational items, in the last board meeting of 2024.

Utilities around the country expect peak demand to grow by 128 GW, or 15.8%, to 947 GW by 2029, according to the latest report from Grid Strategies.

A WECC report predicts annual demand in the Western Interconnection will grow from 942 TWh in 2025 to 1,134 TWh in 2034, although it says the region should have the resources necessary to meet that load.

BPA hit all its reliability goals in fiscal year 2024 despite massive wildfires, peak load records and public safety power shutoffs, according to agency staff.

Industry groups sought flexibility from FERC in implementing new supply chain risk management rules, while one conservative group argued the commission should use its power to push the sector to use domestic supply chains.

NYISO published the final, approved version of the 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment, which identifies a reliability need in New York City beginning in 2033.

NERC and the regional entities expressed support for FERC's cybersecurity proposals but reminded the commission of their already busy development cycle.

Webinar participants said NERC's study on interregional transfer capability is a solid foundation for future planning but leaves much work still to be done.