NERC Warns of Power Shortfalls During Bitter Cold this Winter

Winter is here. The first snow of the season is expected across parts of the Midwest, Northeast, Great Lakes and even into the Southeast later this week. At elevation, a foot or more of snow could be coming. In the Northwest, a “bomb cyclone” storm is forming offshore with the potential to have the intensity […]

On November 20, 2024
Mark Olson, natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, Texas, Willie Phillips, winter, winter storm

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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