November 26, 2024

COVID-19

COVID-19 Transforming MISO Load, Outage Schedules
The MISO footprint sank deeper into the COVID-19 twilight zone in early April, with demand flattening further and some maintenance outages frozen.
EIA: Renewable Capacity to Grow in 2020
Renewable resources will account for the largest proportion of new capacity this year, EIA predicted, though their growth will be tempered by COVID-19.
Co-ops, Public Power Seek US Aid in Pandemic
Public power and electric co-ops asked Congress to include them in future coronavirus relief legislation as they face a cash crunch due to unpaid bills.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: April 1, 2020
In its first report since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic forced most Texans to stay at home, ERCOT has seen a weekly 2% reduction in energy usage.
PJM Preps 3rd Control Room, Plans for Sequestration
No PJM dispatchers have yet tested positive for COVID-19, according to officials from the RTO, while planning to deal with the pandemic continues.
NERC Requests FERC Defer Standards Implementation
NERC has requested FERC delay the implementation of several reliability standards that are scheduled to take effect this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Van Welie: ISO-NE Pandemic Transition Going ‘Smoothly’
ISO-NE CEO Gordon van Welie told the NEPOOL Participants Committee that the RTO's emergency operation procedures have been implemented smoothly.
MISO Deepens Insights into Pandemic Impact
MISO is gradually improving its ability to forecast load in the face of widespread community measures to halt the COVID-19 pandemic.
FERC Loosens Requirements in Pandemic
FERC issued a flurry of orders delegating authority and waiving requirements in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Industry Pandemic Prep Encouraging, NERC Says
NERC is confident the electric industry is “taking aggressive steps to confront” the COVID-19 pandemic, based on responses to its recent Level 2 alert.

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