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July 31, 2024

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Extreme Weather Tops NERC Winter Outlook
North America’s grid has adequate resources to meet energy needs this winter, but NERC remains concerned about unpredictable circumstances.
Supply Chain Team Wary of Changing Access Control Terms
The team considering changes to supply chain standards may leave two key definitions in their form due to scope creep and communication issues.
NERC Certifies SPP as RC Provider in West
NERC has certified SPP’s reliability coordination offering in the Western Interconnection, allowing the RTO to offer those services effective Dec. 3.
Overheard at ReliabilityFirst’s Annual Meeting 2019
ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting featured discussions on cybersecurity, GridEx V, electromagnetic pulses and the health of the ERO.
RF Enforcement: ‘Getting Harder to Process Violations’
Processing NERC violations is getting more difficult — at least in ReliabilityFirst, says the regional entity’s enforcement chief.
FERC Refocusing Cybersecurity Efforts
FERC is rethinking its cybersecurity strategy by reorganizing two departments and directing its efforts at five “focus areas.”
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Nov. 20, 2019
The standards drafting team revising the requirements for determining and communicating system operating limits said it may have broken an impasse.
RC West Oversight Committee Briefs: Nov. 19, 2019
Having become RC of record for much of the West, CAISO’s RC West is taking on new responsibilities as time error and GMD monitor for WECC.
RF Briefs GOs/GOPs on 2020 Spot Checks
ReliabilityFirst briefed members on spot checks for generation owners and operators that focus on risks of insufficient long-term and operations planning.
California Officials Hammer PG&E over Power Shutoffs
California officials hammered PG&E executives during a legislative hearing over the utility’s mishandling of multiple public safety power shutoffs.

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