October 1, 2024

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FERC Black Start Report Pushes Gas-electric Coordination
A report by FERC, NERC and Texas RE focused on the risk of natural gas disruptions to utilities' black-start restoration plans.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Details Proposal for Regional Energy Shortfall Threshold
ISO-NE kicked off work to determine an acceptable level of energy shortfall risk for New England, particularly during extreme weather events. 
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FERC Upholds MISO Ban on Renewables Supplying Ancillary Services
FERC has reaffirmed that MISO can exclude renewable resources from providing ancillary services in its markets.
Entergy
Former Employee Details Failures at Entergy’s Grand Gulf
A former Grand Gulf nuclear plant employee testified he witnessed mismanagement by supervisors and was fired for refusing to revise audits documenting problems.  
Eversource
Storm Cuts Power to 750,000-plus in New England
Hundreds of thousands of electric utility customers lost electric power Dec. 18 as wind and rain hit the Northeast.
CAISO
CAISO Board Approves Nevada Transmission Line to Access Idaho Wind
CAISO’s Board of Governors approved the inclusion of the Southwest Intertie Project-North in to the ISO’s 2022-2023 transmission portfolio.
Admin Monitor
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Dec. 14, 2023
ERCOT shared additional details with Texas regulators regarding the Sept. 6 frequency drop that led to emergency operations for the first time since the disastrous 2021 winter storm.
Bright Power, Inc.
NYCA Surpasses 5,000 MW of Installed BTM Solar
NYISO announced that New York's behind-the-meter solar capacity has exceeded 5,000 MW, a significant step towards the state's 2030 goal of 10,000 MW in distributed solar energy.
South Fork Wind
Treasury Department Releases Guidance on 45X Credit for Manufacturing
The Treasury Department has released guidance on its 45X tax credit for clean energy manufacturing, which is meant to help spur domestic production of batteries, solar, wind, and minerals.
NERC
NERC: Growing Demand, Shifting Supply Mix Add to Reliability Risks
NERC's Long-Term Reliability Assessment sees some risk for reliability issues in most of the country as the industry has to deal with faster demand growth and shifting supplies of generation.

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