Assessments are underway to pin down factors that prompted emergencies, tight grid conditions, and even load-shedding by major entities as Winter Storm Elliot bore down on the North American bulk power system (BPS) this past week.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), and regional entities affiliated with the nation’s designated Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) on Dec. 28 announced they would open a joint inquiry into BPS operations during the storm’s extreme winter weather conditions.
