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July 8, 2024

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PacifiCorp Faces Class Action over Wildfire Response
A class action suit against PacifiCorp alleges the utility failed to de-energize power lines that contributed to a set of wildfires in Oregon.
NEPOOL Participants Committee Briefs: Sept. 3, 2020
The NEPOOL Committee approved a change to how ISO-NE accounts for energy efficiency in its gross load forecast reconstitution methodology.
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High Fire Danger Prompts First Oregon PSPS Event
Portland General Electric pre-emptively cut power to about 5,000 customers in the first public safety power shutoffs to affect Oregon.
CAISO Avoids Blackouts amid Brutal Heat, Fires
Amid another heat wave and raging wildfires, CAISO called for massive conservation efforts and aid from neighboring utilities.
CAISO Readies for Weekend Heat Wave
CAISO called for extra capacity and conservation and put grid maintenance on hold as it faces a Labor Day weekend heat wave.
MISO Enacts Rolling Blackouts in Laura Aftermath
Hurricane Laura’s lashing of south Louisiana and southeast Texas led MISO to implement last-resort rolling power outages.
Gulf Grid Operators, Utilities Shore up for Laura
Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall along the Gulf Coast has MISO, Entergy, SPP and ERCOT bracing for grid impacts.
PAS Seeks Better Weather Data for Reliability Reports
Members of NERC’s Performance Analysis Subcommittee questioned the exclusion of severe weather events from the ERO's annual State of Reliability report.
MISO Seeks Market Changes After Meek Summer
The MISO footprint didn’t come close to its forecasted summertime peak, but ways to improve resource adequacy were on the minds of those at Board Week.
ERCOT Survives Another Day in the Roaster
Texas power prices bumped up against the market’s cap as the state registered another day of soaring temperatures and demand.

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