US EditionEntergy Claims Its Models Did Not Show the Need to Interrupt Power During Sunday’s Blackout
- Nearly 100,000 customers around New Orleans lost power on Sunday afternoon due to forced outages directed by MISO to prevent a larger blackout.
- The outages followed a federal order two days prior from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to keep a coal-fired plant in Michigan operational to avoid capacity shortfalls.
- MISO faced higher-than-expected demand amid hot weather, unplanned generation failures, and scheduled maintenance on Entergy’s generators, with Entergy stating their models showed no need for power interruption.
- Entergy reported receiving only three minutes’ notice to reduce load and described the forced outages as a last resort to avoid a more extensive, prolonged outage, while officials expressed concerns over transmission limitations and forecasting inaccuracies.
- The event underscored ongoing grid reliability challenges as MISO phases out coal plants and faces capacity shortfalls starting in 2025, prompting upcoming public hearings to examine planning, communication, and infrastructure issues.
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‘How does this happen?’ Power outages hit blue city on holiday weekend after months of warnings
New Orleans was plunged into darkness on Sunday afternoon when the region’s grid operator cut off power to reduce usage, a “last resort” measure to prevent a […]
Power Outages Hit Blue City On Holiday Weekend After Months Of Warnings
by Audrey Streb at CDN - New Orleans was plunged into darkness on Sunday afternoon when the region’s grid operator cut off power to reduce usage, a “last resort” measure to prevent a large-scale blackout, according to Nola.com, a local news outlet. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), a major electrical grid operator, directed the energy company Entergy to reduce power … Click to read the rest HERE-> Power Outages Hit Blue City O…
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‘How Does This Happen?’: Power Outages Hit Blue City On Holiday Weekend After Months Of Warnings
New Orleans was plunged into darkness when the region's grid operator cut off power to reduce usage, a measure to prevent a large-scale blackout.
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