#grid-reliability

New York hit a new hourly solar generation record of 5.6 GW on June 3, meeting 29% of demand, but NYISO warns of narrowest reliability margins in years due to rapid load growth and generator retirements.

A new report says post-Uri gas-sector reforms helped the U.S. grid withstand Winter Storm Fern, while warning that stronger gas-electric coordination is still needed before a harsher test arrives.

NERC says changes in demand management, including flexible data center load in ERCOT, are improving reliability expectations in several regions as utilities search for near-term capacity.

FERC staff say the U.S. will enter summer with roughly 75 gigawatts more generating capacity than a year ago, driven largely by solar, wind and batteries, though several regions still face extreme-weather risk.

North America’s grid watchdog says summer reliability looks broadly solid, but rapid load growth and uncertain data center interconnection timing are complicating demand forecasting and raising risk in shoulder seasons.

PJM plans to hold a backstop reliability auction in September rather than March, accelerating efforts to secure new capacity for large loads while warning states that data center-related costs still lack a clear path for

A supplied Electrek extract points to a growing tension in which data centers are cutting power to homes and pushing homeowners toward solar and battery systems as a self-protection strategy.

NERC has issued a rare Level 3 alert after data centers unexpectedly dropped load or rapidly oscillated demand, warning that computational loads pose immediate reliability risks for the power grid.

Salt River Project and NextEra Energy Resources have signed a major agreement for 3 GW of solar and 1 GW of battery storage in Arizona, tying one of the largest utility procurements to coal plant retirement plans.

TransAlta is seeking $19.9 million for costs tied to keeping Washington’s Centralia coal plant available after federal emergency orders delayed its planned retirement.

New accredited supply, especially solar, helped drive down most MISO capacity prices in the latest auction even as the grid operator warned that reliability risks remain as load growth accelerates.

FirstEnergy says PJM’s proposed reliability backstop auction could distort who pays for new generation tied to booming data center demand, opening a new front in the struggle over how to finance grid expansion.

North American grid watchdog NERC is preparing a Level 3 essential actions alert after multiple large computational loads, including data centers, unexpectedly dropped 1,000 MW or more from the bulk power system in recen

Only 2.6 gigawatts of U.S. coal capacity retired in 2025, the lowest total in 15 years, after delayed closures, canceled retirement plans, and federal emergency orders kept more plants available.

Federal regulators say American Efficient and affiliated companies manipulated capacity markets in PJM and MISO, leading to one of the largest fraud cases in FERC history.

California Community Power and XGS Energy have signed an agreement centered on a 115 megawatt geothermal development, highlighting renewed interest in firm renewable power that can support grid reliability without water-

PJM wants a one-time two-phase procurement to bring nearly 15 gigawatts of new resources onto the system, reflecting how fast-rising large-load demand is colliding with concerns about reliability and affordability.

A new set of North American reliability standards targets inverter-based resources after fault events, including a 2022 West Texas disturbance, exposed weaknesses in how some solar-heavy assets ride through routine grid.

Analysis shows a small strategic biomethane reserve could provide critical grid reliability backup for Oahu's fully electrified renewable energy system during extended low-generation events.