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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
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30Aug

The Energy Policy Torpedo

The nation’s grid reliability watchdog added an alarming new dimension to its regular warnings over the eroding state of the nation’s grid reliability. For the first time, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is warning that energy policy now directly threatens reliability. In the latest edition of NERC’s Reliability Risk Priorities Report, the authors […]
  • On August 30, 2023
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Jim Robb, Manu Asthana, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection
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16Aug

EPA’s UnINiformed Decisions

Who exactly did the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consult about grid reliability when constructing its so-called Clean Power Plan 2.0? Formal comments on the rule have made it rather clear who EPA didn’t consult: the very folks tasked with keeping the lights on have made it abundantly clear the rule is a grave danger […]
  • On August 16, 2023
  • Clean Power Plan 2.0, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), James Danly, Jim Robb, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
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12Jul

China Doubles down on Renewables and Coal

What can the U.S. learn from China in managing the energy transition? More than you might think. China is charting its own course that is a clear rejection of the West’s emissions reduction first, grid reliability last approach. China has watched Europe’s energy crisis, along with our unfolding grid reliability crisis, and seen enough of the challenges […]
  • On July 12, 2023
  • Bloomberg, China, energy addition, energy transition, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Jim Robb, Mark Christie, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), solar, wind, Xi Jinping
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28Jun

Federal Coal Leasing is a Success Story

As the Department of the Interior considers the future of the federal coal leasing program, it’s worth noting what a success the program has been, how important it remains to mining states and communities and how essential coal remains in the nation’s energy mix. The federal coal leasing program has provided hundreds of millions of […]
  • On June 28, 2023
  • Bloomberg, Department of Interior (DOI), electricity prices, employment, federal coal leasing, Grid Security Project, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, Thomas Coleman
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14Jun

Not Going as Planned

The New York Times almost figured it out. In “Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition,” The Times explores a litany of challenges to making the transition to a renewable-dominated electricity system. Yet, in reporting the story, The Times is silent on the most inconvenient truth: despite acknowledging that the grid […]
  • On June 14, 2023
  • Clean Power Association, electricity grid, energy transition, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Jim Robb, Joe Biden, Mark Christie, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), The New York Times, transmission lines
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07Jun

Congress Zeroes in on EPA’s Grid Reliability Crisis

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to consider grid reliability in its rulemakings on the nation’s power plants. But, as a recent series of Congressional hearings on the deteriorating state of the nation’s grid reliability have made abundantly clear, not only is EPA not serious about grid reliability, it’s driving the crisis. Last […]
  • On June 7, 2023
  • Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., Buckeye Power, carbon capture utilization and storage, David Tudor, Electric Power Supply Association, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Jackson Walker LLP, Jim Robb, Joe Manchin, John Barrasso, Manu Asthana, Michael Nasi, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Patrick O'Loughlin, PJM Interconnection, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR), Todd Snitchler
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31May

The Senate Takes Measure of the Reliability Crisis

The Wall Street Journal asked in a recent editorial, “How many warnings does it take before the Biden Administration wakes up to the risks from its climate policies to the U.S. electric grid?” Here’s hoping it’s less than the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop—mathematicians at New […]
  • On May 31, 2023
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Jim Robb, Joe Biden, John Moura, Michael Regan, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sierra Club, Wall Street Journal, Willie Phillips
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18May

A Plan to Break the Grid

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out its sweeping new climate rule last week. In the plan’s crosshairs is the generating capacity that meets 60% of the nation’s power. Should the EPA get its way, today’s coal and gas fleets will be largely disassembled nearly overnight, posing a remarkable threat to a grid already […]
  • On May 18, 2023
  • carbon capture utilization and storage, Clean Air Act, Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, Jennifer Wilcox, John Moura, Michael Regan, National Mining Association (NMA), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Politico, Rich Nolan, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Willie Philips
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10May

FERC Testifies to the Importance of the Coal Fleet

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) charges ahead with its regulatory agenda aimed at driving the coal fleet off the grid, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was on Capitol Hill last week warning of dire grid reliability consequences from the accelerating loss of essential coal capacity From FERC to the North American Electric […]
  • On May 10, 2023
  • Allison Clements, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, James Danly, Joe Manchin, Mark Christie, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Willie Phillips
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Recent North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Posts
  • Walking the Reliability Tightrope
  • The Energy Policy Torpedo
  • EPA’s UnINiformed Decisions
  • China Doubles down on Renewables and Coal
  • Federal Coal Leasing is a Success Story
  • Not Going as Planned
  • Congress Zeroes in on EPA’s Grid Reliability Crisis
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