CMS Energy’s Chairman William T. McCormick Jr. cited “asignificant lack of adequate transmission capacity,” and noincentives to build more, as threats to the reliability of thenation’s power delivery system in a deregulated environment.
Adequate
Articles from Adequate
CMS’ McCormick Sounds Reliability Warning
CMS Energy’s Chairman William T. McCormick Jr. cited “asignificant lack of adequate transmission capacity,” and noincentives to build more, as threats to the reliability of thenation’s power delivery system in a deregulated environment.
NGSA Sees Adequate Supply this Winter
Despite slightly lower wellhead deliverability this yearcompared to last and the growing need for producers to increasedrilling just to maintain production because of steep declinerates, Natural Gas Supply Association President Skip Horvathinsisted yesterday there will be no gas supply “shortfalls” thiswinter. As long as buyers are willing to pay the price, the gaswill be there.
MAIN Demand Growing, But Supplies Adequate
In a report released yesterday, the Mid-America InterconnectedNetwork (MAIN) said it expects a new peak for power demand in themidwestern NERC region this summer but power supplies should be”significantly improved” compared to the past two summers. The MAINstudy forecasts a peak demand of 48,157 MW this summer, compared to46,824 MW in 1998.