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FERC and NERC staff shared their preliminary findings and recommendations on the February winter storm that led to unprecedented outages in Texas.
A new report from NERC and ERCOT highlights a number of failings among solar plants in Texas revealed by a voltage reduction incident in early May.
SPP says that consolidating its transmission planning processes would save $9 million annually and produce a more holistic view of its transmission needs.
A joint inquiry on the devastating effects of Winter Storm Uri will “clearly” call for “reforms in multiple areas,” NERC CEO Jim Robb said.
NERC and the REs won't have large face-to-face meetings anytime soon because of the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the more infectious delta variant.
Texas utility representatives warned that efforts to avert future extreme weather crises could falter as memories of February's cold snap fade.
NERC and the ERO Enterprise have activated the second stage of the Align tool, which is expected to streamline compliance reporting across regions.
Texas RE's site visits will continue as it waits for the NERC cold-weather standards to become requirements.
Participants from across the ERO Enterprise shared their own challenges with keeping their communications systems secure from hackers.
FERC rejected Michael Mabee's request for an investigation into whether Texas utilities were negligent in applying NERC’s standards during February's storm.
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