Berkeley Lab Report Calls for Industry Attention to Ensuring Grid Reliability
(WorldNews Environment)

In light of changes in how electricity is being both generated and consumed, the Department of Energy`s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has written a new report analyzing challenges facing the nation`s electric grid and making recommendations for ensuring continued reliability. The report was prepared for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Office of Electric Reliability, to support ongoing FERC and industry efforts to ensure reliable interconnection frequency response for the three major interconnections in the United States: the Eastern, Western, and Texas Interconnections. `The purpose of this study is to support policymaker and industry understanding of...