FERC last week approved settlements by NPCC and ReliabilityFirst leveraging $490,000 in penalties for violations of NERC reliability standards.

NERC's Reliability and Security Committee approved changes to its charter and endorsed a standard authorization request aimed at inverter-based resources at this week's meeting.

SERC and NPCC assessed a combined $246,000 in penalties against two utilities for violations of NERC reliability standards.

NERC's Reliability and Security Technical Committee approved several standards actions at its first meeting of 2024.

Facility ratings accounted for two reliability standard violations carrying a total penalty of $272,000.

FERC approved a $75,000 penalty against American Transmission Company for violating NERC's reliability standards.

Responses to NERC's Level 2 alert indicate widespread issues with performance of inverter-based resources.

Avangrid's $615,000 penalty stems from violations of NERC's facility ratings standards.

FERC approved an agreement between SERC and Mississippi's Cooperative Energy stating the latter would pay no monetary penalty for violating NERC's reliability standards.

SERC leveled $42,000 in penalties against AECI for multiple longstanding violations of reliability standards in a settlement approved by FERC.