Federal Agencies Investigate North American Electric Grid’s Resilience During Winter Storm Elliott
Federal regulatory agencies are investigating the North American electric grid’s resilience during Winter Storm Elliott’s arctic weather conditions over the Christmas holiday.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced a joint inquiry on Wednesday into how bulk-power-system (BPS) operations held up through sub-freezing temperatures brought by the extratropical cyclone estimated to have led to over 60 people dead and caused $5.5 billion in insured losses across the country.
The BPS encompasses four major electric system networks that serve the United States and Canada, divided into Western, Texas, Eastern, and Quebec.
FERC and NERC share the responsibility of overseeing the reliability of the BPS….