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WECC: Operators Caused Unneeded Load Sheds
Quick Triggers Led to Premature Alerts
Jul 12, 2020 | Rich Heidorn Jr.
System operators in WECC were too quick to declare energy emergency alerts during recent events, resulting in unnecessary load sheds, according to NERC.
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BALGenerationNERC & CommitteesWECC
Keywordsenergy emergency alert (EEA)Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO)Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC)
Rich Heidorn Jr.
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