The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is responsible for reducing risks to the reliability of the electric power grid in the U.S., Canada, and a
Last December, Winter Storm Elliott caused rolling blackouts in Kentucky as electricity generation from renewables and natural gas faltered. This August, a heatwave drove up
America is headed toward an energy crisis, self-inflicted by a series of poor policy decisions aimed at re-engineering the electric grid and how power is
America’s electric grid was again the focus of Congressional oversight, this time at a September 28 House Energy Subcommittee hearing to examine the state of
Warnings about a pending grid reliability crisis are increasing, and fingers point to the premature retirement of dispatchable electricity resources as the primary threat. As
During August 23-25, 2023, a severe heat wave affected 130 million people in 19 states and caused a significant increase in electricity demand. Energy Ventures
On May 23, EPA proposed a rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from most fossil fuel power plants. (The proposal and supporting documents total almost
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Proposed Rule to control carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil-fueled power plants. The Proposed Rule follows a decision
America and Kentucky are on the verge of a reliability crisis of our own making….Instead of artificially forcing the retirement of conventional, baseload power plants we should again embrace an all-of-the-above approach to energy that puts people’s needs before politics.
In a world increasingly facing power grid reliability challenges, the need for consistent and dependable power sources has never been more critical. Our latest video,