WASHINGTON, D.C. – NERC’s 2025 State of Reliability (SOR) finds that the North American bulk power system (BPS) remained reliable and resilient in 2024. The SOR shows that today’s transmission system is demonstrably more reliable and resilient with the severity and duration of outages declining, and system restoration times growing shorter. However, newer and emerging risks are challenging grid reliability in new ways, which will require agility to better assess these risks, and develop and implement mitigations, all while the system undergoes rapid transformation.
Undertaken annually, the SOR provides objective and concise information for policymakers and industry leaders on issues that affect the reliability and resilience of the North American BPS while providing strong technical support for those interested in the underlying data and detailed analytics.
Full Announcement | 2025
State of Reliability Overview | 2025
State of Reliability Technical Assessment | Infographic
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