November 21, 2024

July 2019

Standards Team Ponders Opposition to FR Requirement
NERC stakeholders debated whether they should be concerned over potential opposition to a requirement that generators provide frequency response service.
NERC Committee Reorg Sparks Concern
Some stakeholders have concerns over NERC's plan to merge three of its technical committees into a new Reliability and Security Council.
SPP’s Brown to Retire as CEO in 2020
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Chief Executive Officer Nick Brown will retire in April 2020 after 35 years with the RTO, 16 as its CEO.
Missouri Investigating Self-Scheduling in MISO, SPP
Missouri regulators are completing a probe into the self-commitment and self-scheduling of generation into wholesale energy markets.
Experts Urge State DER Cybersecurity Standards
State regulators should establish standards to ensure the cybersecurity of DERs, experts said at NARUC's 2019 Summer Policy Summit.
NARUC Game Plans for ‘Black Sky’ Event
State regulators considered the impact of a prolonged blackout for about half the country during NARUC’s first-ever “black sky” exercise.
Standards Comm. Acts on GMDs, Operator Certs., Cyber
NERC’s Standards Committee approved the posting of proposed changes to its GMD standard and authorized new initiatives on cyber system info access management.
AEP Applauds Ohio Bill Subsidizing Coal, Nuclear
AEP CEO Nick Akins praised Ohio’s controversial bill creating subsidies for nuclear and coal plants during the company second-quarter earnings call.
Tensions Boil over on PJM’s Supplemental Projects
Tension among PJM sectors boiled over after members once again deferred a vote on proposed manual revisions regarding supplemental transmission projects.
PJM MRC Briefs: July 25, 2019
Interim PJM CEO Susan J. Riley urged the Markets and Reliability Committee to move forward on “badly needed” credit policy reforms.

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