North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

Modeling Hitches Delay MISO Long-range Tx Work
MISO said it will pause its long-range transmission modeling and correct errors so it has the clearest picture of future grid performance.
PJM Annual Meeting Focuses on Balancing Decarbonization, Reliability
Speakers at PJM's Annual Meeting focused on the intersection of decarbonization and reliability on the grid as more intermittent resources come online.
Glick, Robb Call for Tx Build in West
FERC Chair Richard Glick and NERC CEO James Robb: The West needs to build transmission lines to connect renewable resources to load.
PJM MRC/MC Briefs: March 29, 2021
PJM's Members and Markets and Reliability Committees discussed transmission planning in light of NERC's CIP standards as well as manual revisions.
NYISO Management Committee Briefs: March 31, 2021
NYISO officials briefed the Management Committee on the ISO's performance during an historic snowstorm in December last year.
MISO, Stakeholders Disagree on Post-storm Accreditation
MISO staff and stakeholders clashed in front of board members on whether the RTO’s proposed capacity accreditation design should move forward.
GAO Urges FERC, DOE to Act on Climate Change
GAO urged FERC and the DOE to develop strategies for responding to increasing stresses on the electric grid from climate change.
Overheard at CERAWeek by IHS Markit
The energy industry’s largest international gathering, CERAWeek by IHS Markit, was held virtually with “unprecedented” participation.
Counterflow: Winter Ain’t Over Yet
Steve Huntoon says grid operators should apply lessons learned from the Texas outages to ensure the lights stay on through the rest of winter.
Glick Eyes New Standards Following Texas Outages
FERC's Richard Glick said he may seek new reliability standards to ensure better preparation for severe winter conditions following prolonged outages.

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