FERC, NERC Staff Review 2021 Winter Freeze, Recommend Standards
Improvements
The electric and natural gas industries need to strengthen their winterization
and cold weather preparedness and coordination to prevent a recurrence of the
unprecedented February 2021 power outages to millions of people during the
February 2021 freeze in Texas and the Midwest.
That is the assessment of a preliminary report presented at today’s Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting by a joint inquiry team of staff
from FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its
regional entities. The report reviews what happened during the freeze and
outlines a series of recommendations, including mandatory electric reliability
standards, to prevent its recurrence.
The electric and natural gas industries need to strengthen their winterization and cold weather preparedness and coordination to prevent a recurrence of the unprecedented February 2021 power outages to millions of people during the February 2021 freeze in Texas and the Midwest.
That is the assessment of a preliminary report presented at today’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting by a joint inquiry team of staff from FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its regional entities. The report reviews what happened during the freeze and outlines a series of recommendations, including mandatory electric reliability standards, to prevent its recurrence.