As extreme heat swept across the United States this summer, more than half of the country’s population was under excessive heat warnings or advisories in July. As the summer comes to a close, we look back on reliability challenges faced by the U.S. power system—a reminder that dispatchable generation, including natural gas, is still needed to keep the grid running.
Read MoreA Look Back at Power System Performance During Winter Storm Elliott: Critics of Gas Generation or Competition Miss the Mark
As we anticipate the upcoming summer heat, we look back on the challenges the American grid faced on the other extreme: Winter Storm Elliot. We look into how it happened, the role of competitive markets in mitigating the damage done by the storm, and ways to fortify our infrastructure to protect from future extreme weather events, no matter the season.
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