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Power & Utilities | Smart Grid
December 5, 2023
Winter Reliability Challenges Persist Amid Efforts to Strengthen U.S. Grid Against Extreme Weather
Possibility of tight supply during extreme winter events could impact grid operating conditions.
Grid operators and utilities across the U.S. have enhanced their winter preparation initiatives building on lessons learned from winter storms Uri and Elliott. Higher-than-average temperatures in the northern half of the U.S. are expected to…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- Heading into the winter with new cold weather standards in place, the U.S. power grid faces risks of energy shortfalls during extreme operating conditions caused by cold snaps or other grid disturbances.
- FERC-NERC report on Winter Storm Elliott recommends that Congress and state legislatures or regulators take action to establish reliability rules for natural gas infrastructure to ensure cold weather reliability.
- FERC’s winter gas-electric forum continues to explore potential market reforms and infrastructure requirements to support reliable system operations in New England.
