FERC accepted settlements for violations of NERC reliability standards, with AEP, DTE, Eversource, PGE and Exelon among those hit with monetary penalties.

NERC is projecting a total budget of $211.4 million for 2021, up 2.4% as it grapples with the uncertain economic conditions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

FERC approved penalty settlements for violations of NERC standards by Mississippi Delta Energy Agency and WAPA, along with an unnamed utility.

A proposed update to the requirements for system operating limits will open for a 45-day comment period and formal ballot period beginning April 23.

FERC accepted settlements with Public Service Company of New Mexico and NV Energy for violations of NERC reliability standards.

Presenters at SERC Reliability’s Spring Compliance Seminar stressed the importance of internal controls in preventing violations of reliability standards.

The standards drafting team revising the requirements for determining and communicating SOLs is progressing toward posting the standard for comment.

ReliabilityFirst said that inaccurate facility ratings continue to undermine the safety and reliability of the bulk electric system.

A NERC publication aims to cover inverter-based resource interconnections that fall between the distribution system and the bulk electric system threshold.

NERC’s 13.3% spending increase to develop its cybersecurity capability is facing some pushback from multiple Canadian utilities.