December 24, 2024

grid resilience

FERC, NERC Recommend Expanded Black Start Testing
Coal plant retirements have not caused a shortage of black start resources, but grid operators should consider expanded testing, FERC and NERC said.
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Resilience, Storms, Survival are Topics at New Mexico Forum
The severity of the 2017 hurricane season was a major topic at New Mexico State University’s annual Current Issues Conference this year.
Grid Resilience Consensus Eludes MISO Sectors
Resilience was in the spotlight after MISO stakeholders selected the subject as their quarterly “hot topic” industry discussion with the RTO’s Board of Directors.
UPDATE: FES Seeks Bankruptcy, DOE Emergency Order
FirstEnergy Solutions filed for bankruptcy Saturday, two days after asking Energy Secretary Rick Perry to issue an emergency order directing PJM to compensate coal-fired and nuclear power plants.
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Powelson Tells New England to Learn from Pennsylvania
FERC Commissioner Robert Powelson said ISO New England (ISO-NE) needs to overcome its aversion to new energy infrastructure to avoid natural gas shortages in the winter.
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Overheard at ACORE Renewable Energy Policy Forum
ACORE'S 15th Renewable Energy Policy Forum brought regulators, federal officials, investors and others for discussions in D.C.
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Overheard at Transmission Summit East 2018
Transmission developers, planners and regulators gathered at the Washington Marriott Georgetown hotel for the three-day Infocast Transmission Summit East.
Tx Summit Attendees Struggle to Define ‘Resiliency’ Problem
There was little to no consensus on how regulators and utilities should measure or value resilience at Infocast's 21st Annual Transmission Summit East.
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PJM Operating Committee Briefs: March 6, 2018
PJM will hold its spring restoration drill May 15-16, staff told attendees at last week’s Operating Committee meeting.
RTO Resilience Filings Seek Time, More Gas Coordination
RTO officials asked FERC to allow their stakeholder processes time to develop additional resilience measures and to require more gas-electric coordination.

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