December 24, 2024

Regional Entities

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ERCOT’s Vegas Touts New Reliability Standard
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas says the grid operator’s development of a new reliability standard for the market as “one of [our] more significant” accomplishments.
WECC
West to See ‘Staggering’ Load Growth, WECC Report Says
A WECC report predicts annual demand in the Western Interconnection will grow from 942 TWh in 2025 to 1,134 TWh in 2034, although it says the region should have the resources necessary to meet that load.
Bonneville Power Administration
BPA Hit FY24 Reliability Targets Despite Wildfires, Peak Load Records
BPA hit all its reliability goals in fiscal year 2024 despite massive wildfires, peak load records and public safety power shutoffs, according to agency staff.
NYISO
NYISO Publishes Final RNA Showing Reliability Need for NYC
NYISO published the final, approved version of the 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment, which identifies a reliability need in New York City beginning in 2033.
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US, Canadian Leaders Discuss Affordability of Energy Transition
Energy leaders from the U.S. and Canada grappled with the challenges of balancing decarbonization and affordability at the New England-Canada Business Council’s Executive Energy Conference.
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Exelon Leader Discusses Physical Security Programs
An Exelon manager discussed the utility's physical security approach in light of the growing threat to the grid from both foreign and domestic actors.
Admin Monitor
Texas PUC Approves 1st System Resiliency Plan
Texas regulators approved the state’s first utility resiliency plan, a $3 billion proposal from Oncor to bulk up its distribution system over the next four years to better withstand and more quickly recover extreme weather and other events.
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NAGF Takes on Cold-weather Standard’s Revision
The North American Generator Forum, an independent, member-driven organization designed to provide a “united voice” to NERC, is providing comments on NERC's Cold Weather Standard.
FBI
Feds Accuse Tenn. Man of Substation Attack Plot
The FBI accused a Tennessee man of attempting to damage an electric substation using a drone loaded with explosives.
Entergy
Entergy to Pay SERC $141K for Standard Violations
FERC approved a settlement between Entergy and SERC Reliability that will see the utility pay $141,000 for violating NERC's reliability standards.

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