DOE orders emergency power measures across 17 states during July heat emergency
The Energy Department directed Southwest Power Pool to dispatch specified generation and authorize backup resources as extreme heat strained grid reliability.
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DOE Emergency Orders Expose Summer Strain on U.S. Power Grid
Emergency orders in July allowed regional grid operators to deploy specified and backup generation during hot-weather reliability stress as the Energy Department advanced a national transmission study and a $1.9 billion modernization opportunity.
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FERC orders western grid operators to submit joint coordination plan as electricity demand rises
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed California ISO and Southwest Power Pool to prepare a joint report on grid coordination, market boundaries and reliability challenges.
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FERC orders Western grid operators to report on seams by Sept. 30
FERC ordered CAISO and SPP to explain how they manage Western grid seams by Sept. 30, as new markets and power flows expand across the region.
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DOE Gives SPP Emergency Backup Tools During Heat Emergency
A temporary federal order gives Southwest Power Pool more tools to manage heat-driven demand across its 17-state footprint through August 3.