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Jim Robb

19Jan

Did We Learn Anything from Texas?

On December 30th, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a press release declaring that 322 power generating and transmission facilities had undergone stringent inspections indicating the Texas grid was ready for winter. Implied was that the grid disaster of the previous February, which left hundreds dead and millions without power or heat for […]
  • On January 19, 2022
  • electricity grid, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), fuel security, grid reliability, Jim Robb, National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Rich Nolan, Texas
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23Nov

Turning the Unprecedented into the Ordinary

While all eyes have been on the eroding affordability of the nation’s energy supply, the reliability of the grid and the natural gas delivery system are now back in the spotlight. Despite the colossal grid failure in Texas last winter, blackouts in California and countless after-action reports and hearings on national reliability issues, the situation […]
  • On November 23, 2021
  • Bloomberg, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Jim Robb, Mark Olson, natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Texas, University of Houston
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25Aug

Strong Majority of Americans Want a Plan to Preserve Grid Reliability

In the wake of headline-grabbing blackouts in California and Texas and all-too-regular electricity conservation warnings in states across the country, seventy-two percent of Americans are now concerned that the speed of the transition to variable sources of power is coming at the cost of grid reliability, according to new polling from Morning Consult. These concerns […]
  • On August 25, 2021
  • California, cyber security, grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Robb, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Morning Consult, National Mining Association (NMA), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), polling, Rich Nolan, Texas
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14Jul

In a Transitioning Grid, Fuel Diversity Matters More than Ever

Grid reliability challenges this summer – from California and the Pacific Northwest to New York – are a clear signal we must better value the insurance provided by a balanced generation mix. But scorching heat aside, February’s catastrophe in Texas, that left 70% of the state without power, continues to sound some of the loudest […]
  • On July 14, 2021
  • affordability, Bloomberg, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid reliability, Jim Robb, Kansas, natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Oklahoma City, Texas, Wall Street Journal
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23Jun

The Reliability Crisis is a Market Failure

How is that both California and Texas – the two wealthiest states in the wealthiest nation on earth – can’t seem to keep the power on? Or, how is that electricity reliability in the United States, in the 21st century, seems to suddenly be getting worse when it should be getting better? According to two members […]
  • On June 23, 2021
  • Bernard McNamee, California, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Jim Robb, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), NRG Energy, PJM Interconnection, RealClearEnergy, Texas
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26May

The Grid Reliability Warnings Keep Coming

Back in the summer of 2019, Jim Robb, the president and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), said that when most engineers look at the Texas grid, they conclude that “there’s no way in hell they can keep the lights on. And yet they do.” Robb, speaking to the Federal Energy Regulatory […]
  • On May 26, 2021
  • California, Colonial Pipeline, fuel diversity, fuel security, infrastructure, Jim Robb, New England, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Texas, Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
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17Mar

The Existing Coal Fleet Is the Bridge We Need

With the energy transition underway, learning from the Texas grid crisis and building a path towards increased reliability is more urgent than ever. Additional variable power will be coming to grids across the country. At what pace and scale remains to be seen but ensuring reliability in the years ahead is shaping up to be […]
  • On March 17, 2021
  • grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Robb, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, polar vortex, solar, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wall Street Journal, wind
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Recent Jim Robb Posts
  • Did We Learn Anything from Texas?
  • Turning the Unprecedented into the Ordinary
  • Strong Majority of Americans Want a Plan to Preserve Grid Reliability
  • In a Transitioning Grid, Fuel Diversity Matters More than Ever
  • The Reliability Crisis is a Market Failure
  • The Grid Reliability Warnings Keep Coming
  • The Existing Coal Fleet Is the Bridge We Need
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