July 2022

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FERC Approves $249K Penalties in SERC, RF, Texas RE
FERC approved settlements in SERC, Texas RE and ReliabilityFirst for violations of NERC's facility ratings standards stretching back to 2007.
Consumers Energy
What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act, Part 2
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, formerly known as the Build Back Better Act, is once again hanging on the vote of a conservative Democrat.
PJM
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: July 27, 2022
PJM members approved a change to the Consensus Based Issue Resolution process and received briefings on options for capacity auction parameters.
NYISO
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: July 27, 2022
The New York grid performed well in the summer’s 1st heat wave July 20-24, NYISO vice president of operations Aaron Markham told the NYISO Management Committee.
MISO
Stakeholders Troubled over MISO Response to FERC Planning NOPR
Stakeholders are concerned over the comments MISO plans to submit on FERC’s recently proposed transmission planning rule.
FERC
FERC Proposes Allowing RTOs to Share Credit-related Info
FERC proposed allowing RTOs to share credit information about market participants, fulfilling a request the grid operators made at a 2021 technical conference.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Sees Benefits in $3.2B Transmission Opportunities
Xcel Energy praised both the MISO long-range transmission plan and the late-breaking agreement over the $670 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
SPP
SPP Regional State Committee Briefs: July 25, 2022
SPP regulators have approved a recommendation for three DC ties that will connect the RTO’s Eastern and Western Interconnection footprints.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
FERC NOPRs Would Require ‘Candor,’ Improved Accounting for Renewables
FERC issued rulemakings to impose a “duty of candor” in communications with FERC-regulated entities and set new accounting regulations for renewables.
The White House
What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act, Part 1
The Inflation Reduction Act carries the same number as the Build Back Better Act, but its $670 billion falls far short of the original $2.2 trillion.

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