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IBR Guideline Seeks to Address ‘Tweener’ Interconnections
A NERC publication aims to cover inverter-based resource interconnections that fall between the distribution system and the bulk electric system threshold.
Magness, Walker to Explain ERCOT Reliability to NERC
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness and Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker will attend NERC’s Board of Trustees meeting to discuss the grid operator’s slender reserve margins.
PG&E Restores Power amid Backlash
PG&E restored power to 738,000 customers after its public safety power shutoffs prompted a backlash from the public, state regulators and elected officials.
Calif. Regulators Bash PG&E’s Power Shutoffs
As roughly 600,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers remained without power, the president of the California PUC called the situation “unacceptable.”
NRC Outlines Plans to Change Nuke Cyber Oversight
The NRC briefed FERC on its plans to replace its time-intensive inspections of licensees’ cybersecurity plans with a more “risk-informed” approach.
Revised NERC Committee Merger Plan Released
NERC’s Stakeholder Engagement Team has finalized its proposal to merge the Planning, Operating and Critical Infrastructure Protection committees.
Senate ENR Seeks $250M for Utility Cyber Spending
The leaders of the Senate ENR Committee announced legislation to provide $250 million in funding for transmission owners cybersecurity investments.
Comments Open on Draft 2 of Inverter Standard
NERC is accepting comments until Nov. 4 on the second draft of a revised standard to improve the ride-through performance of inverter-based resources.
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NERC Operating Committee Briefs: Sept. 10-11, 2019
The NERC Operating Committee got a preview of GridEx V, an update on ERCOT’s summer operations and a briefing on the June blackout in Argentina.
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: 9-18-19
NERC's Standards Committee elected new leadership and approved its 2020-2022 Standards Development Plan at a meeting last week.

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