ERCOT officials issued their first voluntary conservation call of the year Tuesday as demand peaked within less than 1 GW of the RTO's peak-demand record during an oppressive heat wave.

Members of Congress went to North Carolina to hold a field hearing on the substation attacks in early December that knocked out power to 45,000 customers.

FERC approved new rules intended to strengthen the grid against both extreme heat and cold weather events.

FERC’s two Republican commissioners told members of Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. is heading toward a reliability crisis driven by the rapid retirements of dispatchable fossil fuel-fired generators.

A panel of experts discussing NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment emphasized the need for teamwork in benefiting from increased interregional transmission.

New York’s installed reserves margin study may be too optimistic in its emergency assistance assumptions, according to a presentation given to the NYSRC.

NYISO CEO Rich Dewey presented the ISO's annual Power Trends report, noting that shrinking reliability margins could force fossil fuel plant retirement delays.

MISO announced that it will likely be forced to renew the system support resource agreement of a Missouri coal plant for almost two more years.

Testifying before the Senate, NERC's CEO warned that increased reliance on weather-dependent renewables will likely lead to more frequent grid disruptions.

The United States Energy Association saw a change of leadership and heard from speakers on the transition to clean energy at its annual meeting.