October 4, 2024

Reliability

Consumer Advocates Slam Perry NOPR, RTOs, FERC
Consumer advocates urged Congress to pressure FERC to improve the RTO stakeholder process and reject Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s directive to rescue at-risk coal and nuclear generation.
Texas PUC Resistant to NextEra’s Minority Interest in Oncor
Having thrice been rejected in its attempts at majority ownership, NextEra Energy is now making a long-shot bid to acquire a minority in Oncor.
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: Sept. 28, 2017
ISO-NE’s Planning Advisory Committee hashed over technical details from stakeholder comments regarding the grid operator’s draft 2016 Scenario Analysis.
Perry Orders FERC Rescue of Nukes, Coal
Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Friday ordered FERC to rescue at-risk nuclear and coal generation by ensuring they receive “full recovery” of their costs.
California Energy Commission
Metcalf Reliability-Must-Run Draws Scrutiny
CAISO will gather feedback on its proposal for reliability payments to keep Calpine’s Metcalf gas-fired plant from retiring.
PJM Defends Resilience Focus as Pre-emptive, not Excessive
PJM continued its effort to convince stakeholders of the wisdom of investing in system resilience at its Grid 20/20 conference.
PJM Grid 20/20 Debates Meaning of Resilience
The term "resilience" can mean many different things to different sectors, as discussions at PJM's Grid 20/20 conference demonstrated.
NYISO
FERC OKs Rules on Balancing, Interconnection, Remedial Actions
FERC approved several NERC reliability standards and proposed a rulemaking regarding emergency procedures.
Federal Officials Side with Utilities on Tree-Clearing Bills
The Trump administration sided with utility witnesses on legislation to streamline approvals for managing vegetation near power lines on federal land.
Power Restored for 97% of Customers in Irma’s Wake
About 97% of customers who lost power during Hurricane Irma have been restored, utilities and regulators reported Monday.

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