At the Texas Reliability Entity’s quarterly meetings, stakeholders raised concerns over the region’s representation before NERC, claiming it has an Eastern bias.

Most regions will meet their summer peaks but Texas and California are at risk, NERC said in its 2019 Summer Reliability Assessment.

NERC and the regional entities are proposing almost $207 million in spending in 2020, a 3.8% increase, while assessments are projected to increase by 2.9%.

The Texas Reliability Entity bested all other REs on NERC’s 2018 ERO effectiveness survey, the RE's Board of Directors heard.

The Texas Reliability Entity bested all other REs on NERC’s 2018 ERO effectiveness survey, the RE's Board of Directors heard.

The Texas Reliability Entity has revised its self-certification process to make it more efficient for registered entities.

NERC said Wednesday that its annual summer reliability assessment indicates ERCOT and CAISO will face operational challenges and potential reliability concerns this summer, thanks to the two ISOs’ respective loss of baseload generation and lack of fuel assurance.