Admin Monitor
ERCOT staff told Texas regulators that the recent Level 2 energy emergency alert was a necessary ”balancing act” to protect the system's equipment and to prevent load shed.
CAISO
CAISO is looking at scrapping a catalog of about 60 proposed policies, which include many stakeholder suggestions, saying the document has become “unwieldy” and it might be better to start over from scratch.
United Nations
The United Nations' global stocktake report showed that while some steps have been taken on climate change, more work is needed and soon to avoid its worst impacts.
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SPP stakeholders asked two working groups to consider compromise language on a pair of tariff revisions related to resource adequacy policies.
EPA
A new EPA report predicts significant emissions reductions in the electrical sector because of provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
DOE
The Department of Energy released a report outlining how to bring more virtual power plants online, which can be a money-saving way of helping to balance the grid and maintain resource adequacy.
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Voltus withdrew a demand response resource issue charge, while AEP and Dominion proposed a capacity obligation issue charge.
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An SPP Resource Adequacy Summit provided an opportunity for federal and state regulators, academics, market participants and stakeholders to discuss the reliability issues facing the grid.
NERC
Stored fuel levels appear unlikely to be a source of concern for the North American electric grid this winter, according to a member of the team developing NERC’s Winter Reliability Assessment.
ERCOT
A drop in voltage forced ERCOT to enter emergency operations for the first time since the disastrous February 2021 winter storm.