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NERC Advances Extreme Weather Protection, Energy Assurance, and Approves 2025 Work Plan Priorities December 10, 2024
NERC Publishes Incident Review and Guidance on Voltage …
3 days ago · ATLANTA—NERC has published a new incident review examining the risks and challenges posed by the increasing integration of voltage-sensitive large loads, such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities, into the Bulk Electric System (BES). This review highlights the potential for significant load loss during normally cleared faults on the BES and …
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Dec 31, 2024 · The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) mission is to ensure the reliability of the North American bulk power system.
‘Explosive’ demand growth puts more than half of North America …
Dec 18, 2024 · Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals. “Simply put, our infrastructure is not being built fast enough to keep up with the rising demand,” said John Moura, NERC’s ...
Two-thirds of North America could face power shortages this winter -NERC
Nov 8, 2023 · More than half of the U.S. and parts of Canada, home to around 180 million people, could fall short of electricity during extreme cold again this winter due to lacking natural gas infrastructure,...
NERC assessment identifies new risk to grid reliability: energy policy
Aug 23, 2023 · There are five “significant evolving and interdependent risks” to grid reliability, and energy policy tops the list, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said in a report published Monday....
FERC, NERC to Review Bulk Power System Performance During …
Feb 13, 2024 · FERC, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and NERC’s Regional Entities have launched a joint review of the performance of the bulk power system during recent winter storms that brought Arctic air across much of North America.
NERC wary of 100 GW in possible plant retirements and other …
Jul 26, 2024 · NERC published its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment in December, warning that rising peak demand and the planned retirement of 83 GW of fossil fuel and nuclear generation over the next 10...
Facing a sizzling summer, large parts of the U.S. risk ... - CBS News
May 20, 2022 · In its annual summer assessment released this week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation noted that the Upper Midwest is facing a capacity shortfall leading to a "high risk of energy...
Urgent Need for Resources over 10-Year Horizon as Electricity …
Dec 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Trends identified in NERC’s 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) highlight critical reliability challenges that industry is facing over the next 10 years: satisfying escalating energy growth, managing generator retirements and removing barriers to resource and transmission development.
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