winter readiness
ERCOT and Texas regulators and politicians say the grid is ready for severe winter weather this time, but some stakeholders aren't so sure.
ERCOT broke its silence on social media when it tweeted the release of its semiannual report that provides a 10-year forecast of its planning reserve margins.
ERCOT says it has received all but one winter readiness report from system generating resources as part of the state’s new winter readiness requirements.
Stakeholders at MISO Board Week offered a few tips on how the footprint can weather a tough winter, a day after the RTO elevated wintertime risk levels.
Texas PUC Chair Peter Lake said "the lights will stay on" this winter, based on the commission's new weatherization rules and market changes.
MISO raised alarm bells about soaring forced outages should a severe arctic blast descend on the footprint this winter.
Limited fuel supplies put the New England grid at heightened risk of emergency actions — including controlled outages — this winter, ISO-NE said.
ISO-NE stakeholders approved tariff changes that incorporate a new transmission planning process focused beyond the RTO’s current 10-year planning horizon.
Twitter users were quick to pounce on ERCOT's quiet release of its winter resource assessment and the resignation of a new board member.
David Kitto, CC0 1.0 Universal, via Wikimedia Commons
FERC and NERC released their final report on February's winter storms and the resulting mass outages, with recommendations for future preparedness.
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