04Jun

Racing to Cover Capacity Shortfalls

Need more evidence we’re in a power supply emergency? Look no further than how the nation’s grid operators are scrambling to fast-track interconnection of new dispatchable resources that can shore up eroding reliability. From the Great Plains to New York, operators are frantically trying to revise interconnection processes to get new generation added to grids […]

On June 4, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, ICF International, Mark Christie, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), NYISO, PJM Interconnection, Rich Dewey, Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

28May

A Grid Emergency in MISO

Well, that didn’t take long. Before the boiling heat of summer has even officially arrived, the lights went out in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region. More than 100,000 customers in and around New Orleans went without power for most of the day on Sunday when MISO was forced to order rotating outages in […]

On May 28, 2025
blackouts, Chris Wright, Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, ICF International, John Bear, Mark Christie, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, plant retirements

21May

A Demand and Price Shock

As electricity prices continue to rise and grid reliability warnings proliferate, electricity demand projections are only growing more aggressive. A new report from consulting group ICF International sees U.S. electricity demand jumping 25% by 2030 and 78% by 2050 compared to 2023. That surge in demand will have huge impacts on already teetering reliability and […]

On May 21, 2025
electricity prices, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, ICF International, Mark Christie, power demand, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)