January 15, 2025

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NERC
Webinar Examines How FERC Could Use Interregional Transmission Study
Congress and FERC will need to act to update its rules on interregional transmission planning, and likely permitting, if NERC’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study is going to be of any use, experts said on a webinar hosted by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.
DNV
Study: HVDC Needs Standards to Take off in US to Aid Offshore Wind
Before the use of HVDC transmission lines can be expanded in the U.S., the offshore wind industry needs to set some standards, according to a joint company survey.
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NERC, Industry Discuss IBR Issues in Technical Conference
NERC held a technical conference hoping to address the issues that have blocked the passage of a standard on ride-through requirements for inverter-based resources.
Amazon
Collaboration Key to Managing Growing Western Load, Panelists Say
Collaboration among stakeholders will be crucial to maintaining Western grid reliability in the face of increasing demand posed by large loads such as new data centers, speakers said during a webinar hosted by WECC.
NERC
NPCC, NYSEG Agree to Settle Control Center Violation
NYSEG acknowledged its primary and backup control centers shared too many communication links in a settlement approved by FERC.
Western Power Pool
WRAP Members Vote to Delay ‘Binding’ Phase to Summer 2027
The Western Resource Adequacy Program’s key stakeholder body approved a plan that would postpone the start of its penalty phase by one year, to summer 2027.
NERC
NERC Examines Transfer Capability in Draft ITCS Installment
NERC released the first installment of the federally mandated ITCS in draft form this week.
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FERC Report Identifies CIP Audit Lessons Learned
In a new report on compliance with NERC's CIP standards, FERC identified several areas for improvement from recent audits of registered entities.
Matthew T. Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cold Weather Standard Fails Second Ballot
Industry stakeholders again rejected a proposed reliability standard dealing with transmission planning for extreme weather.
NERC
NERC Following ‘Very Ambitious Timeline’ for IBR Conference
NERC staff had to "hit the ground running" after the Board of Trustees ordered a technical conference on inverter-based resource standards, the Standards Committee heard.

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