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Energy Hearing: Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand

House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy · March 18, 2026

A House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing examined the electric grid's performance during Winter Storm Fern, with witnesses and members stressing near-term risks from retiring dispatchable resources, transmission bottlenecks and the need to accelerate permitting and coordination between gas and electric systems.

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