North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

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NERC Releases ‘Stress Test’ Analysis of Gen Retirements
NERC warned that faster than expected coal and nuclear power plant retirements could jeopardize reliability if grid operators are not prepared.
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PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Dec. 11, 2018
NERC is still analyzing the causes of the July 10 low-frequency event in the Eastern Interconnection, PJM’s Chris Pilong told the Operating Committee.
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FERC Rejects SPP Confidentiality over NERC Fine
FERC denied SPP’s request for waivers from regulations guiding the treatment of information in its explanation of how it allocated costs related to a fine.
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Revised NERC GMD Standard Approved
FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.
NERC to Try Again on Inverter Rules
NERC stakeholders are expected to consider a new standard authorization request to address inverter-based resources after the Standards Committee rejected two proposed by CAISO.
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NERC MRC/Board Briefs: Nov. 6-7, 2018
NERC’s Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee held their quarterly meetings at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Here are some of the highlights.
LaFleur, Stakeholders Anxious over NERC Retirement Study
FERC Commissioner LaFleur and others expressed concern that “fuel war” partisans could weaponize NERC’s analysis on coal and nuclear plant retirements.
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SERC Taps ReliabilityFirst Exec as CEO
SERC Reliability Corp. on Monday announced Jason Blake, vice president and general counsel of ReliabilityFirst, as its new CEO, effective Nov. 15.
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FERC Finalizes Supply Chain Standards
FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.
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EIPC Finds Eastern Tx Planning Working Well
Transmission planning in the Eastern Interconnection is well-coordinated among its planning authorities, according to EIPC.

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