December 22, 2024

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NV Energy Blames ‘Heavy Wet Snow’ for New Year’s Outages
NV Energy told Nevada regulators that “extreme weather” and wet snow caused outages that cut power to nearly 124,000 customers at the start of the year.
NOAA
California Storms Fill Reservoirs, Build Snowpack
A series of storms have started to fill depleted hydroelectric reservoirs and build deep snowpack in California while also causing power outages and flooding.
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO Staff Clears AEP on June Load Sheds
Ohio regulators cleared AEP of wrongdoing in its response to storms that led to load sheds in June but said it should manage vegetation more aggressively.
KSAT-TV
ERCOT Survives One Test, Faces Another
ERCOT survived a record-breaking summer and a pre-Christmas winter storm, but now it must gain lawmakers' approval of a new market design.
Xcel Energy
ERCOT Briefs: Week of Dec. 12, 2022
ERCOT says it is prepared for a polar blast that is expected to bring sub-freezing temperatures to Texas this weekend.
PJM
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Dec. 8, 2022
The OC rejected modifications to its issue charge exploring costs for generators deemed critical to maintaining interconnection reliability operating limits.
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ERCOT Says ‘Sufficient’ Capacity to Meet Winter Demand
The ISO's latest seasonal assessment shows it has more than 87 GW on hand to meet a forecast peak demand of 67.4 GW this winter.
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Former Regulators: Demand Response Key to Midwest Capacity Crisis
Two former FERC chairmen are pessimistic that MISO will be able to reign in shortages or high capacity prices anytime soon.
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NARUC Annual Meeting Taps Into Winter Unease, Rate Design, Storage
The annual NARUC meeting covered ground on rate design, energy storage and reliability while the energy portfolio undergoes renovation.
ISO-NE
Can New England Conserve Like California?
Buoyed by California's success this summer, New England state and grid officials are refining plans to use conservation pleas in case of an energy emergency.

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