October 4, 2024

Reliability

Federal Official Warns MISO of Growing Cyber Threats
A Homeland Security official told MISO stakeholders that cyberattacks will escalate in the future and the RTO and its members will be prime targets.
CAISO Stakeholders Question Risk-of-Retirement Initiative
CAISO stakeholders voiced skepticism about the effectiveness of a new ISO initiative to prevent early retirement of unprofitable generators.
MISO Reaffirms 2023 End Date for Market Platform
Research reinforced earlier projections that MISO’s market platform will become obsolete in five to seven years, executives told members of the Board.
MISO Slims Summer Reserve Prediction
MISO summer planning reserve margins will remain firmly above requirements even after it shaved nearly half a percentage point.
California Grid Emergency Comes Days After Reliability Warning
CAISO experienced its first “Stage 1” grid emergency in nearly a decade, days after Southern California Gas' warning about Aliso Canyon.
Energy Panel Weighs Efforts to Defend Against EMPs
Witnesses told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that the threat posed by electromagnetic pulse (EMP) events is a major concern.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs
NYISO achieved a wind energy record of 1,574 MW at around noon on March 2, representing 9% of the state’s power generation.
MISO Informational Forum Briefs
One item shared at the MISO Informational forum was an increase in systemwide energy prices owed mostly to an increase in natural gas prices.
PJM Reliability Conference Raises Questions; Solutions Elusive
Over 200 stakeholders met to discuss the meaning of reliability on the grid and how to incentivize enhancement via the PJM electricity markets.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs
At last week's ERCOT Board of Directors meeting, CEO Bill Magness highlighted the ISO's growing wind resources and the challenges they pose to reliability.

Want more? Advanced Search