FERC & Federal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities.
Sen. Ed Markey via Twitter
Congressional Democrats have reintroduced legislation to require FERC to establish interregional transmission planning processes and increase RTO transparency.
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NAESB is wrapping up a process to develop recommendations to improve coordination between the natural gas and electric industries, which needs to be improved after it contributed to recent cold weather reliability events.
California Energy Commission
DOE has announced $324 million in grants to 29 recipients so far this year.
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The White House designated its cybersecurity priorities for fiscal 2025 in a memo Tuesday.
NERC
NERC found that the bulk power system was generally reliable and resilient in 2022, but forced outages among coal and natural gas plants hit their highest level in the decade.
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A new report by the successor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission warned that utilities’ relationships with the E-ISAC are not as strong as they could be.
U.S. Senate
Testifying before the Senate, NERC's CEO warned that increased reliance on weather-dependent renewables will likely lead to more frequent grid disruptions.
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Registered entities must report to NERC on the cyber assets present on their systems and the potential impact of adding security monitoring software.
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Falling natural gas prices and additional electric resources are among the bright spots in FERC’s Summer Energy Market and Electric Reliability Assessment.
FERC
FERC approves NERC’s inverter-based resources plan, proposed in February, and declines to include industry suggestions.
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