WECC
State energy officials are “cautiously optimistic” about maintaining grid reliability during the upcoming summer, with California poised to benefit from above-normal snowpack and precipitation coupled with the probability of mild conditions in its coastal regions.
Arizona Public Service is prepared to implement public safety power shutoffs, and another utility in the state is laying the groundwork to use the wildfire prevention technique.
If NERC’s latest proposed cold weather standard fails another ballot round, the ERO’s Board of Trustees may have to take matters into its own hands, Chair Ken DeFontes warned at the board’s quarterly meeting.
Responses to NERC's Level 2 alert indicate widespread issues with performance of inverter-based resources.
Peter Karasev pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of damaging power substations.
EVs and data centers are expected to be major contributors to load growth, but each has unique challenges when it comes to load forecasting, speakers said during a WECC webinar.
FERC OK'd the 2024 business plans and budgets for the ERO, though Commissioner James Danly called for “a significant improvement in … speed and agility.”
A new report from NERC and WECC details issues experienced with inverters at battery facilities in California last year.
WECC’s two-day annual member meeting featured an election to fill the board’s two top spots.
NERC and WECC warned that inverter-based resource performance remains an ongoing issue in the Western Interconnection.
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