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Western RA Planning Must Change, WECC Says
A new WECC report recommends that utilities increase their coordination and adopt dynamic planning reserve margins to ensure resource adequacy.
DOE Issues China BPS Equipment Ban
DOE issued a prohibition order barring some U.S. utilities from acquiring equipment from China, citing concerns that its government may undermine the BPS.
FERC Orders Follow-up NERC Cloud Filing
FERC ordered NERC to make an informational filing on possible modifications to the CIP reliability standards to allow their use.
NERC RSTC Briefs: Dec. 16, 2020
NERC’s RSTC held its final meeting of the year where it approved several documents and endorsed framework to address reliability and security risks.
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FERC Pushes Cybersecurity Incentives
FERC proposed incentives to encourage public utilities to make cybersecurity investments above and beyond the requirements of NERC’s CIP standards.
Supply Chain Rules Increasing Costs
Supply chain rules from NERC and the federal government are increasing costs and procurement cycles for utilities and technology vendors.
NERC: Grid Operations ‘Fundamentally Changing’
The expansion of renewables over the next decade is expected to “fundamentally” change how the grid is planned and operated, NERC said.
WECC Taking Wait-and-See on COVID Measures
With COVID-19 threatening to overwhelm hospitals, WECC is in no hurry to bring employees back to its headquarters, CEO Melanie Frye said.
WECC Says Extreme Events Require Forecast, RA Changes
Western BAs should determine what caused errors in load and generation forecasts during August’s massive heat wave and fix their forecasting processes.
Texas RE Says Goodbye to CEO, Chair
The Texas Reliability Entity bid farewell to CEO Lane Lanford, Chair Fred Day and Director Delores Etter during its annual meeting.

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