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September 30, 2024

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 

Bureau of Land Management
GAO Pushes Agencies for Action on Resilience
The Government Accountability Office called for more action from the federal government to ensure the resilience of the nation's electric grid.
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NERC Seeks FERC Approval to Fund Office Move
NERC asked FERC to approve tapping financial reserves for its office move and to deny a complaint by security activist Michael Mabee.
NERC
NERC-ERCOT Report Reviews Texas Solar Issues
A new report from NERC and ERCOT highlights a number of failings among solar plants in Texas revealed by a voltage reduction incident in early May.
Primoris Services Corp.
Flexible Ramping Grows as Ancillary Service
RTOs and ISOs described their strategies for using quick ramping products to offset weather-dependent renewable resources at a FERC conference Tuesday.
Xcel Energy
Think Tank Stresses Reliability in Energy Policy Principles
Energy-focused think tank OurEnergyPolicy released a set of principles stressing the importance of reliability in the clean energy transition.
WATT Coalition
WATT Coalition Previews GETs Proposal Before FERC Workshop
Advocates of grid-enhancing technologies said “shared savings” is needed to persuade utilities to adopt low-cost investments to free up crucial transmission.
Pattern Energy
Texas PUC Considers Adding Grid Interconnections
Responding to February’s devastating winter storm, Texas regulators consider ways to add ties to neighboring grids without triggering FERC oversight.
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FERC Approves Cold Weather Standards
FERC approved NERC's proposed cold weather reliability standards in an order that recognized more standards would likely be necessary in the future.
Texas RE
Texas RE Board of Trustees Briefs: Aug. 18, 2021
A joint inquiry on the devastating effects of Winter Storm Uri will “clearly” call for “reforms in multiple areas,” NERC CEO Jim Robb said.
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FERC Accepts NERC’s ROP Changes
FERC accepted NERC's latest compliance filing, which updates the organization's rules while clarifying its relationship with the E-ISAC.

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