#NERC

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.

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.

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.

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

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.