Heat Wave-Strained Grid Needs Regional Power Sharing, Feds Say

The heat wave straining the power grid in much of the country has led US energy officials and lawmakers to press for more transfers of electricity among regions that largely operate their own sections of the grid.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans to meet with state utility commissioners next week in California to discuss inter-regional transmission planning—a key hurdle to keeping power reliable and affordable, energy experts say.

During Winter Storm Uri, a cold blast in February 2021 that caused widespread outages in Texas and neighboring states, some power transferred from regions to the north and east prevented even ...