October 8, 2024

North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

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FERC Partially Rejects NERC CMEP Changes
FERC raised concerns that several proposed changes to NERC's Rules of Procedure may negatively impact on the ERO's compliance enforcement programs.
NOAA
Summer Forecasts Spark Warnings of ‘Reliability Crisis’ at FERC
FERC commissioners expressed alarm over forecasts of potential supply shortfalls this summer in the West, ERCOT, MISO and SPP.
Xcel Energy
NERC Cold Weather Standards Set for Shortened Comment Period
NERC's Standards Committee agreed to a shortened comment period for two proposed cold weather standards to meet a deadline set by the Board of Trustees.
AES Indiana
OMS Drafting Letter over MISO Resource Adequacy Concerns
The Organization of MISO States is preparing a letter to MISO leadership to stress resource adequacy work following the last month’s capacity auction.
NERC
NERC Board of Trustees/MRC Briefs: May 11-12, 2022
Parts of the U.S. face “elevated or high risk of energy shortfalls” this summer, according to NERC’s upcoming Summer Reliability Assessment.
Clean Energy Group
NEPOOL Markets Committee Briefs: May 10, 2022
The NEPOOL MC discussed changes to the frequency of FCM parameter recalculations, the continuous storage facility model and cybersecurity reporting.
Shutterstock
Cancel: Info Sharing Critical in Response to Russo-Ukraine Conflict
E-ISAC CEO Manny Cancel said the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has inspired an "unprecedented" level of information sharing regarding cyber threats.
Alan Stark, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
NERC Hits SPP, SRP for $406K in Penalties
FERC approved a slate of penalties against an electric utility, an RTO and a government agency for violations of NERC reliability standards.
ReliabilityFirst
ReliabilityFirst Considering Expansion of Grid Security Exercises
ReliabilityFirst is 1 of 6 regional NERC-authorized companies charged with working with industry to ensure the survivalability of the high-voltage power grid.
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ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: April 28, 2022
The 2050 transmission study, Cape Cod curtailments and planning for geomagnetic disturbances were all on the agenda at the ISO-NE PAC meeting.

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