IESO is considering a broader range of long-duration energy storage technologies in its upcoming long lead-time procurement (but will not include hydroelectric redevelopments, officials told stakeholders.

IESO is seeking to reduce the risk of its procurement of long lead-time resources by reserving the right to reject proposals that are too expensive and cancel deals in the first few years.

Europe's grid regulator issued its first report on the Iberian outages of April 2025, laying out the facts discovered in reviews by authorities and utilities.

IESO opened discussions on new rules for storage facilities and hybrid resources that will enable the provision of regulation service.

The Market Implementation Committee endorsed a proposal to allow demand response resources with behind-the-meter storage to participate in the regulation market when there is the capability for energy injections.

NERC Chief Engineer Mark Lauby said the North American grid already has measures in place to prevent the mishaps that led to April's blackout in Spain and Portugal.

Analysis from a Grid Strategies expert indicates that the issues that caused the Iberian Peninsula blackout are unlikely to occur in the U.S.

PJM’s Market Implementation Committee discussed a proposal to revise its governing documents to allow DR resources to participate in the regulation market when there may be energy injected at the customer’s point of interconnection

MISO said a riskier operating environment means it needs a more nuanced approach to its regulation reserve requirements.

The PJM MRC and MC both endorsed a proposal to rework the regulation market to operate with a single price signal and two products provided by market sellers.