Dive Brief: California, Texas, New England and parts of the Midwest face an "elevated risk" of energy emergencies this summer, exacerbated by the growth of intermittent resources and the likelihood of extreme weather, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) said on Wednesday. NERC President and CEO Jim Robb told reporters the 2021 Summer Reliability Assessment "underscores my increased concerns about the changes we're seeing on the grid and the potential consequences for reliability." California is at risk of energy emergencies even during periods of normal peak summer demand, NERC concluded, and is at "high risk when above-normal demand is widespread in the West." The summer assessment indicates 10,185 MWh of energy in the state is expected to go unserved this summer.