September 30, 2024

Reliability

Eversource
Cybersecurity, Climate Change Lead FERC Conference
Attendees at FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference discussed major challenges to electric reliability, including cybersecurity and climate change.
GCPA
Overheard at the 2021 GCPA Fall Conference
The Texas PUC's Peter Lake and ERCOT's Brad Jones kicked off the GCPA's virtual Fall Conference, originally scheduled to have been an in-person event.
Jno Skinner, CC BY-4.0, via Wikimedia
FERC, NERC Share Findings on February Winter Storm
FERC and NERC staff shared their preliminary findings and recommendations on the February winter storm that led to unprecedented outages in Texas.
National Clean Energy Week
Overheard at National Clean Energy Week
A two-day Policy Makers Symposium at National Clean Energy Week provided insight into the mainstreaming of the clean energy transition in the U.S.
FERC
FERC’s Dodge Steps down as OER Head
Andy Dodge has stepped down as director of FERC's Office of Energy Reliability, and Deputy Director David Ortiz will take over as acting director.
Ameren Missouri
MISO Backs Divisive Seasonal Capacity Design
MISO this week said it’ll give stakeholders more time — but not much — to get comfortable with four seasonal capacity auctions.
General Electric
FERC OKs CAISO Emergency Interconnection
FERC approved an interconnection waiver requested by CAISO for two 30-MW generating units needed for reliability.
GRE
MISO Stakeholders Blame Entergy for Long-range Transmission Impasse
A former FERC commissioner, along with other stakeholders, say MISO has allowed itself to be led by Entergy in long-term transmission planning.
Pattern Energy
Texas PUC Considers Adding Grid Interconnections
Responding to February’s devastating winter storm, Texas regulators consider ways to add ties to neighboring grids without triggering FERC oversight.
Entergy
Entergy Energizes Second Tx Line, Generator
Entergy has activated two of the eight transmission lines serving the New Orleans area, allowing them to restore power to parts of downtown.

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