January 30, 2025

Standards/Programs

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FERC Rejects Mabee’s 2021 Supply Chain Complaint
FERC said the activist's request for a grid-wide audit of Chinese-manufactured equipment is unnecessary in light of existing standards.
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Re-ballot Underway for IBR Ride-through Standard
NERC’s proposed reliability standard addressing IBR ride-through protection is undergoing a re-ballot in hopes of gaining enough industry support for passage as the ERO’s Board of Trustees prepares to meet.
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FERC Approves $490K in Penalties for NERC Violations
FERC last week approved settlements by NPCC and ReliabilityFirst leveraging $490,000 in penalties for violations of NERC reliability standards.
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FERC Proposes Further Cybersecurity Measures
FERC issued two NOPRs indicating it will direct NERC to develop new cybersecurity standards.
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New IBR Standard to Finally Go to Ballot
NERC's inverter-based resources ride-through standard will go out for industry comments and ballots, Standards Committee Chair Todd Bennett told members.
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NERC RSTC Approves Charter Revisions
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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