Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
WECC
Extreme heat in the Desert Southwest and low hydro in the Northwest could pose reliability problems for the Western Interconnection this summer, although the region doesn’t face an alarming risk for grid emergencies, WECC officials said.
NOAA
State energy officials are “cautiously optimistic” about maintaining grid reliability during the upcoming summer, with California poised to benefit from above-normal snowpack and precipitation coupled with the probability of mild conditions in its coastal regions.
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Western Power Pool has announced the 24 members of a stakeholder group that will participate in the West-wide transmission planning effort.
WestTEC
Backers of the recently formed Western Transmission Expansion Coalition want to fill a void in the Western Interconnection by producing an “actionable” interregional transmission study.
Shutterstock
FERC approved a $40,000 penalty against multiple Duke Energy facilities for violations of NERC reliability standards.
Babcock Ranch
Responses to NERC's Level 2 alert indicate widespread issues with performance of inverter-based resources.
Vantage Data Centers
EVs and data centers are expected to be major contributors to load growth, but each has unique challenges when it comes to load forecasting, speakers said during a WECC webinar.
NERC
FERC OK'd the 2024 business plans and budgets for the ERO, though Commissioner James Danly called for “a significant improvement in … speed and agility.”
NERC
A new report from NERC and WECC details issues experienced with inverters at battery facilities in California last year.
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WECC’s two-day annual member meeting featured an election to fill the board’s two top spots.
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