The sky high capacity prices in MISO’s recent auction prove that the 15-state grid operator is facing a reliability problem similar to other regions of the country, except that MISO is the only region that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation has designated as being at a high risk of electricity shortages over the next …
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Not So Fast™ Campaign Launched to Inform Americans about the Current and Future Roles of Coal
A new public awareness campaign titled Not So Fast™ has launched to address misconceptions regarding coal’s future role in the U.S. and global energy and infrastructure portfolios, and to educate people about the significant roles coal still plays in their daily lives. …
Grid Authority Issues Alarming Wakeup Call on U.S. Electric Reliability Crisis
“NERC’s latest assessment shows that the nation’s grid reliability has never been under more stress. We’re in a crisis that is deepening by the month as an irresponsible and dangerous regulatory agenda collides with surging electricity demand and increasingly acute resource adequacy challenges. Even worse, the alarming erosion of the nation’s grid reliability is a …