If temperatures spike this summer, parts of the United States could face electricity supply shortages as demand for cooling increases, according to an analysis by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The latest summer reliability report from NERC warns that two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls duri...
Commentary: Midwest states need a modern grid to supercharge clean energy goals
Advocates say that achieving clean energy targets across the Midwest will require strategies to quickly enhance the region’s transmission system.
DOE finds ‘pressing’ transmission needs, with interregional links offering the biggest benefits
Transmission Power Lines The United States will likely need 47,300 GW miles of new transmission by 2035, a 57% increase compared to today’s transmission system under a moderate load growth-high clean energy growth scenario, according to a Department of Energy draft report. Read the complete details >>
FERC approves PJM’s mid-auction capacity rule change over protests Generators
Transmission lines The PJM’s proposed rule change will help ensure that load-serving entities are charged for capacity based on a reliability requirement that reflects actual reliability needs in a manner consistent with supply and demand fundamentals, FERC said in the 3-1 decision. The complete story b>>
PJM Generator Average Interconnection Costs soar 728%
PJM Grid The average cost for generators to connect to the grid in the PJM Interconnection soared from 2020 to 2022 compared to previous two-year intervals, driven mainly by network upgrades beyond the interconnecting substation, according to a study released Thursday by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read the complete story >>
Physical Attacks on Power Grid Surge to New Peak
Electrical substation The U.S. power grid saw more reported physical and computerized attacks in the first eight months of 2022 than the whole year before — a count that doesn’t include December incidents in North Carolina and Washington.
Grid Readiness – Latest Storm Sparks Debate
U.S. grid regulators are examining the fallout from a wave of extreme cold that knocked out power to more than 1.6 million U.S. customers over Christmas weekend and raised urgent questions about grid reliability. Bomb cyclone sparks fierce debate over grid readiness
Don’t Mess With Texas (Grid)
High-voltage power lines at sunset. A consulting firm defends its analysis of Texas’ electric grid against criticism that its weather data did not include the 2021 winter storm that devastated the state’s grid. The story >>
PJM Grid: Feds Approve Plan To Dig Out of Backlog
PJM Grid – Plan for Backlog of Projects, new requests won’t be reviewed until 2026 Federal energy regulators approve a “first-ready, first-served” interconnection review process for PJM Interconnection as the grid operator digs out of its backlog; new requests won’t be reviewed until early 2026. The full story ...
Duke Energy To Spend 145B to Move Towards Carbon-Free Generation
Duke Energy transmission lines to be modernized for Carbon-Free Generation Duke Energy ups 10-year capital spending plan to $145B to modernize the grid and move to zero-carbon generation; 85% of the spending will go toward grid modernization and the company’s transition toward decarbonized generation. Read at Utility Drive >>
