November 24, 2024

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Overheard at MACRUC 2021: Pandemic Hardships
For the first time in more than a year, regulators from PJM and NYISO joined in person for the MACRUC annual Education Conference.
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MISO Board of Directors Briefs: June 17, 2021
MISO's quarterly board meeting yielded a heads-up on future spending increases stemming from expensive market and transmission upgrades the RTO is facing.​​​​
PJM
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: June 10, 2021
Stakeholders challenged PJM on the methodology the RTO used in its 2021 fuel security analysis, saying it may not be capturing all risks from severe weather.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: June 8, 2021
Interim ERCOT CEO Brad Jones has a 100-day strategic plan to restore confidence in the grid operator’s ability to operate reliably after February's storm.
WIRES Study IDs Economic Impact of RTO Tx Projects
Transmission projects that have been approved by RTOs or recommended to regulators would boost GDP by $42 billion, according to industry trade group WIRES.
SERC Urges Preparation Ahead of 2021 Hurricane Season
With another active Atlantic hurricane season expected for 2021, participants in SERC’s spring extreme weather webinar urged utilities to prepare now.
Overheard at IPPNY 2021 Spring Conference
New York state officials and FERC Chair Richard Glick outlined public policy challenges for 200 participants at the IPPNY annual Spring Conference.
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NERC: Latest COVID Relief Extension Likely The Last
The ERO Enterprise extended its pandemic-related regulatory relief measures initiated last year, this time through the end of 2021.
Duke Sees Coming Rebound from COVID Sales Slump
The momentum of the post-COVID-19 recovery and Duke’s progress to a net-zero system by 2050 were key themes in the company’s first-quarter earnings call.
Solar Jobs Fall in 2020 as Capacity Sees Record Rise
Solar jobs fell to 231,474 last year, their lowest level since 2015, in response to lockdowns that halted most residential and commercial installations.

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