State Regulation
Each state and province maintains a public utilities commission or other body to regulate utilities within its jurisdiction. Commissions typically oversee utilities' rates and services, and mediate disputes between utilities and ratepayers.
NYISO
NYISO published the final, approved version of the 2024 Reliability Needs Assessment, which identifies a reliability need in New York City beginning in 2033.
Admin Monitor
Texas regulators approved the state’s first utility resiliency plan, a $3 billion proposal from Oncor to bulk up its distribution system over the next four years to better withstand and more quickly recover extreme weather and other events.
FERC
Grid stakeholders joined commissioners in Washington, D.C., for FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security announced a new block of grants for U.S. states and territories to invest in cybersecurity improvements to critical infrastructure.
H5 Data Centers
Five years ago, load growth from transportation electrification was a major issue for policymakers, according to speakers at a webinar. Now the focus has shifted to data centers.
State Farm
Hawaii Electric Co. said that it will join a global settlement agreement to resolve all claims from the 2023 Maui wildfires.
NYSRC
The New York State Reliability Council’s mathematical model for calculating the state’s installed reserve margin every year will need to be updated as more offshore wind and major transmission lines come online, NYISO told stakeholders.
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Several renewable energy developers oppose ERCOT stakeholders’ approval of a controversial rule change that would impose voltage ride-through requirements on IBRs.
ERCOT
ERCOT stakeholders and staff came to an agreement on a rule change that imposes voltage ride-through requirements on IBRs.
NERC
Representatives from NERC and the regional entities urged state regulators to learn about the reliability challenges and opportunities of inverter-based resources.
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