Gridlab statement for FERC technical conference on EPA 111d
Good afternoon Commissioners, Staff, and participants in this important conference. I’m Ric O’Connell, the executive director of GridLab. We are a public interest organization that provides technical assistance to regulators, with a particular focus on grid reliability.
The impact of an additional 10 GW of utility-scale solar in ERCOT during winter storm URI
The winter storm that hit Texas and the surrounding regions in February 2021 (often referred to as Winter Storm Uri) triggered one of the worst blackouts in recent history. In Texas, it was the first time that all 254 counties...
HVDC Summary
The existing transmission system represents decades of planning decisions that were made to suit different grid and market conditions from today’s. Michigan is situated in a unique geographical position since it is within, but on the edge of the Midcontinent...
HVDC Report
The existing transmission system represents decades of planning decisions that were made to suit different grid and market conditions from today’s. Michigan is situated in a unique geographical position since it is within, but on the edge of the Midcontinent...
The Western Resource Adequacy Program: Considerations for Planners and Policymakers
When policy discussions for the establishment of a west-wide resource adequacy program began in 2019, the leading indicators of western reliability risk were just beginning to emerge: long-planned thermal retirements, growing drought risk, and correlated heat events were increasingly dominant...
Gridlab WRAP Report Slides
WRAP, a first-of-its-kind non-ISO regional Resource Adequacy program, represents a huge step forward toward regional reliability analysis, planning, and coordination for the non-CA West. WRAP has the potential to help address a major collective action problem for the region –...
The Moonshot 100% clean electricity study
Decarbonizing the power system is a central component of economy-wide decarbonization and climate mitigation. New Mexico is among several states that have set goals to fully decarbonize their power systems, setting a 100% clean electricity target. This study, called the...
The Moonshot 100% clean electricity study – News Release
Although New Mexico is among several states that have set goals to fully decarbonize their power systems, most states have not yet conducted a detailed evaluation of how to achieve these targets. The original moonshot set an ambitious goal of...
The Moonshot 100% clean electricity study – Fact Sheet
Although New Mexico is among several states that have set goals to fully decarbonize their power systems, most states have not yet conducted a detailed evaluation of how to achieve these targets. The original moonshot set an ambitious goal of...
The Moonshot 100% clean electricity study – Technical Appendix 2
Although New Mexico is among several states that have set goals to fully decarbonize their power systems, most states have not yet conducted a detailed evaluation of how to achieve these targets. The original moonshot set an ambitious goal of...