October 11, 2024

North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

New NERC Enforcement Methods Allow Self-Logging Minor Risk Issues
FERC last week approved NERC's new risk-based approach to reliability compliance monitoring and enforcement, the Reliability Assurance Initiative (RAI).
MISO Reliability Subcommittee Briefs
A summary of measures and issues discussed by the MISO Reliability Subcommittee on Jan. 27, 2015.
FERC OKs NERC Standard on Protection Systems
FERC approved a revised reliability standard proposed by NERC that requires testing and maintenance of auto-reclosing relays.
No Penalty for MISO on Reliability Violations
MISO and reliability watchdogs have reached a settlement over self-reported violations related to MISO’s ability to maintain visibility over its reliability coordinator area following a contingency event.
NC WARN Asks FERC to Force Duke, Others into RTO
NC WARN asked FERC to force Duke and other utilities in the Southeast to form a RTO to share power reserves, rather than keep building new plants and boosting prices to pay for them.
PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Briefs
A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee on Dec. 18, 2014.
Federal Briefs
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week, we highlight the Energy Department, the Interior Department, NERC and the NRC.
MISO, SPP: EPA Clean Power Plan Threatens Reliability, Needs Longer Compliance Schedule
SPP and MISO warned of a reliability crisis if the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan isn’t eased to account for up to 134 GW of generation retirements by 2020, most of them coal-fired units.
FERC Nixes Gov’t Veto Power from NERC Physical Security Standard
FERC gave final approval to a NERC standard on physical security without a provision that would have given government agencies the ability to overrule transmission owners’ definition of “critical” facilities.
NERC Optimistic on Winter Prep as FERC Seeks Assurances on Fuel
A repeat of last winter should not imperil the nation's power system, NERC said. Meanwhile, FERC ordered RTOs and ISOs to file reports on their efforts to ensure generators have adequate fuel.

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