In 2018 NERC Warned of a Reliability Crisis from Accelerating Baseload Retirements. It’s Here.

In 2018, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the organization that oversees the reliability on the North American electric grid, warned of the threat of accelerating losses of baseload sources of power. At the time, S&P Global Market Intelligence characterized the report by writing, NERC “warns that an accelerated retirement of coal-fired and nuclear […]

On May 13, 2020
baseload power, capacity markets, Department of Energy (DOE), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), grid reliability, John Moura, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), plant retirements, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Steve Winberg, Utility Dive

13Dec

Investors First, Ratepayers Second

New natural gas power plants are being added to the electricity grid at a remarkable speed and scale. And while it’s been fashionable to believe the overwhelming impetus for this building spree has been cheap natural gas that could potentially save consumers money, while also reducing emissions, that line of thinking now has nearly as […]

On December 13, 2019
electricity grid, emissions, Global Carbon Project, market system, natural gas, S&P Global Market Intelligence, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)