Congress Can Act on Grid Reliability

Months of congressional hearings have led to a crescendo of concern over grid reliability and the danger posed by the Biden administration’s regulatory agenda. With eye-opening testimony coming from utilities, co-ops, grid operators and reliability regulators, Congress now has a deeply important opportunity to take action. Today, the House Energy, Climate & Grid Security Subcommittee […]

On October 24, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), GRID Act, grid reliability, James Danly, Jeff Duncan, Jim Robb, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

15Sep

Walking the Reliability Tightrope

Just last week, the Texas grid narrowly avoided blackouts as the state’s grid operator, ERCOT, instituted emergency operating conditions. It was the latest sign that as power demand soars, operators are walking a tightrope to manage grids ever-more dependent on variable sources of power, policy-constrained supplies of thermal generation and inadequate infrastructure. As E&E News […]

On September 15, 2023
Congress, E&E News, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), GRID Act, grid reliability, Jim Robb, Manu Asthana, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, Texas, Woody Rickerson