Congress needs to address gas, power industry oversight, NERC CEO says

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With increased interdependence of the gas and power sectorsand limited options to address problems seen during extremeweather events, Congress needs to address the way theindustries are overseen and regulated, Jim Robb, CEO of theNorth American Electric Reliability Corp., said April 5.Amid the increase in gas-fired generation and the fastrampingability of gas-fired generators to keep the power gridbalanced as more intermittent renewable resources are added,“gas is the fuel that keeps the lights on,” Robb said during a pressconference coinciding with his five-year anniversary leading theorganization.