NERC says grid faces intensifying risks; files standards and registry rules for computational loads
NERC told FERC commissioners the bulk power system remains reliable by objective measures but faces accelerating risks from reduced resource adequacy, rapid load growth (including AI data centers), inverter-based resources, fuel vulnerabilities and cyber threats; NERC has approved registry criteria for computational loads and will file standards and registration criteria with FERC.
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Jim Robb, president and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, told commissioners that while the bulk power system “remains extraordinarily reliable,” new risks require urgent action. He said reduced resource adequacy, unprecedented load growth (NERC projects roughly 225 GW of summer demand growth and nearly 250 GW of winter demand growth over 10 years), and a rising share of inverter-based resources together create a system running “ever closer to the edge.”
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