NERC & Committees
The North American Electric Reliability Corp., a not-for-profit authority, regulates reliability and security standards for the bulk power system in the continental U.S., Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and governmental authorities in Canada
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NERC's trustees met in Ottawa to approve changes to the organization's standards development process and the final 2024 budget.
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FERC gave NERC the go-ahead to redirect already-budgeted funds and tap its reserves to pay for a congressionally mandated study.
Scantec
As DERs play a growing role in electric reliability, ensuring their protection from cybersecurity threats has become increasingly vital, the Texas RE heard.
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The team revising NERC’s cold weather standard has more work ahead after industry respondents put the freeze on their latest proposed revisions with a negative segment-weighted vote of more than 56%.
NERC
NERC’s Standards Committee moved forward on several standards projects, including ones on planning for extreme temperatures and providing information on DERs.
ReliabilityFirst
ReliabilityFirst staff urged utilities to take advantage of the regional entity's voluntary winter preparedness consultations.
NERC
NERC's Finance and Audit Committee approved a plan to fund the interregional transfer study that Congress ordered in June.
NERC
NERC found that the bulk power system was generally reliable and resilient in 2022, but forced outages among coal and natural gas plants hit their highest level in the decade.
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A whitepaper on a pressing matter — managing battery systems connected to the grid — bogged down in a debate over its details as NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee met Wednesday.
American Council on Renewable Energy
A panel of experts discussing NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment emphasized the need for teamwork in benefiting from increased interregional transmission.
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