NERC Publishes 2012 Long Term Reliability Assessment

Sunday, November 25, 2012

This assessment was prepared by NERC in its capacity as the Electric Reliability Organization and provides an independent view of the 10‐year reliability outlook for the North American BPS, while identifying trends, emerging issues, and potential risks. Additional insight will be offered regarding resource adequacy and operating reliability, as well as an overview of projected electricity demand growth for individual assessment areas. The 10‐year period observed in this assessment is from 2013‐2022, with the 2013 summer as the initial season. Information and data for the 2012 summer and 2012/2013 winter seasons are provided in NERC’s seasonal reliability assessments. This new approach eliminates overlap between seasonal and long‐term assessments.