2020 Western heat waves
The electric sector must fundamentally reconsider how it measures and manages grid reliability, speakers on a WECC panel said.
Forecasters say California and the Southwest will see extreme heat this weekend, with conditions like those that strained the grid over Labor Day weekend 2020.
The California PUC opened a proceeding on demand flexibility as a way to address the state's electric reliability crisis and limit solar curtailment.
The California PUC approved changes to the state’s resource adequacy requirements meant to bolster its ability to withstand extreme weather.
FERC ordered two more sellers to issue refunds for excess prices earned in the August 2020 Western heat wave event.
FERC continued to tell utilities to refund premiums they earned on top of extraordinarily high prices in August 2020 during a heat wave.
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Representatives of the natural gas industry emphasized the role that gas can play in ensuring grid reliability at a webinar hosted by SERC Reliability.
FERC ordered six more entities to refund the premiums they earned from sales into CAISO during the severe heat wave of August 2020.
FERC ordered PacifiCorp to refund premiums it received for sales above WECC's soft price cap of $1,000/MWh during the severe Western heat wave of August 2020.
WECC continued its focus on threats to the Western grid with a workshop on risk priorities and the first meeting of its new Reliability Risk Committee.
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