May 19, 2023--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Summer doesn't officially begin until June 21, but the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls this summer during periods of extreme demand.

The 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment includes no high-risk areas, but the number of areas deemed as being at elevated risk has increased, according to NERC, which oversees six regional reliability entities and encompasses all of the interconnected power systems of Canada and the contiguous United States, as well as part of the Mexican state of Baja California.