NERC wary of 100 GW in possible plant retirements and other takeaways from CEO Jim Robb
Robert Walton | Source: Utility DIVE | Posted 07/26/2024
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Interconnection queues, filled with renewables projects, outstrip existing capacity by a 2-to-1 margin while increasing generator retirements complicate reliability issues, Robb said Thursday. North American Electric Reliability Corp. CEO Jim Robb spoke Thursday at the WIRES summer meeting, laying out the challenges and opportunities that a changing resource mix creates for the North American energy system.
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Jim Robb, CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corp., addressed the challenges and opportunities posed by a changing resource mix in the North American energy system during the WIRES summer meeting. Robb emphasized the need to rethink traditional planning methods due to extreme weather, increasing cyber and physical threats, and the retirement of generation facilities, which is impacting reliability. As new demands emerge, utilities are facing frontier issues that require a deep understanding of both the science and regulatory requirements.
Robb highlighted key takeaways from his speech, including the potential threat to reliability posed by the retirement of 83 GW of fossil fuel and nuclear generation over the next decade, as outlined in NERC's Long-Term Reliability Assessment. Additionally, he discussed the increasing importance of electric-gas coordination in integrating renewable resources effectively. Furthermore, Robb stressed the growing security challenges faced by the energy grid, with cyber and physical threats becoming more sophisticated and prevalent, necessitating a focus on enhancing security measures. NERC is also undertaking a comprehensive transmission study, aimed at optimizing reserves and evaluating transfer capabilities between the U.S. and Canada.
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