November 27, 2024

severe weather

Building Resilience: From Pilots to Policy
Grid resilience is an increasing concern for regulators, but their efforts have been reactive, resulting in pilot projects but no consistent policies.
MISO to Outline New Pricing Plan for Hurricanes
MISO hopes to have a more nuanced pricing plan before the next hurricane contorts transmission towers.
Western EIM Questions Performance in Shortfalls
The Western EIM Governing Body discussed CAISO’s summer energy shortfalls, pondering how the EIM could better serve participants during system stress.
MISO Bends to Renewable Realities in ’20, ’21
In 2020 MISO managed remotely, redefining reliability standards, reorganizing its capacity market and launching a long-term transmission planning effort.
WECC Says Extreme Events Require Forecast, RA Changes
Western BAs should determine what caused errors in load and generation forecasts during August’s massive heat wave and fix their forecasting processes.
MISO Monitor Reviews Blustery Fall
Fall in MISO was a study in record wind production, but it came with a price, as it produced more than half of the quarter’s real-time congestion.
NYPSC OKs First Rate Increases Since COVID Outbreak
The NYPSC ruled on its first major electric rate case since the pandemic struck, approving three-year phased increases for NYSEG and RG&E.
NERC Warns of Fuel Bottlenecks in Coming Cold Months
Extreme weather poses the greatest risk to grid reliability for the winter months, according to NERC’s Winter Reliability Assessment.
NJ Regulators Critical of Storm Response
New Jersey regulators criticized utilities’ response to Tropical Storm Isaias, saying they failed to correct problems with vegetation management.
ITC Recounts Derecho Response at NERC Conference
The August 2020 derecho caused $7.5 billion in damage and led ITC Holdings to seek mutual aid for the first time in its history.

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