Regional Entities
FERC accepted settlements with Bonneville Power Administration, FirstLight Power and an unnamed entity for violating NERC reliability standards.
MISO said preparations are in the works for the 2021 GridEx VI exercise, with the RTO drawing on lessons learned during last year’s event.
WECC should zero in on issues specific to the Western system when it sets near-term priorities for 2021 and 2022, stakeholders said at a workshop.
The Texas Reliability Entity will co-host GridSecCon 2020 in Houston with NERC’s Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Preliminary findings from a WECC study indicate inclusion of day-ahead trading in the EIM will yield reliability benefits that outweigh any expected risks.
FERC accepted NERC Notices of Penalty against the Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Power and the Niles Light Department.
The New Mexico PRC’s website and electronic filing system have been offline since a ransomware attack on Jan. 9, and it may be a week before it is restored.
FERC accepted a $450,000 settlement between the Northeast Power Coordinating Council and three Avangrid utilities for violations of operations standards.
“Significant and rapid change” will cause challenges with resource adequacy, but utilities can turn the evolving resource mix to their advantage.
ReliabilityFirst said that inaccurate facility ratings continue to undermine the safety and reliability of the bulk electric system.
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