Federal Regulator Sounds Alarm on Declining Electric Grid Reliability

Power lines are seen during a heat wave with expected temperatures of 102 degrees in Dallas on June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

The commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sounded the alarm on a deteriorating U.S. grid in a House hearing on June 13.

At one point, Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) asked the commissioners a yes-or-no question: “Has electric reliability worsened or improved over the past three years?”