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July 31, 2024

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Calif. Regulators Bash PG&E’s Power Shutoffs
As roughly 600,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers remained without power, the president of the California PUC called the situation “unacceptable.”
Senate ENR Seeks $250M for Utility Cyber Spending
The leaders of the Senate ENR Committee announced legislation to provide $250 million in funding for transmission owners cybersecurity investments.
Comments Open on Draft 2 of Inverter Standard
NERC is accepting comments until Nov. 4 on the second draft of a revised standard to improve the ride-through performance of inverter-based resources.
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NERC Operating Committee Briefs: Sept. 10-11, 2019
The NERC Operating Committee got a preview of GridEx V, an update on ERCOT’s summer operations and a briefing on the June blackout in Argentina.
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: 9-18-19
NERC's Standards Committee elected new leadership and approved its 2020-2022 Standards Development Plan at a meeting last week.
An End to Carbon-based Spinning Reserves?
A NERC study concluded that wind and solar generators can respond to frequency disruptions far more quickly than a traditional synchronous machine response.
SPP Western Reliability Briefs: Week of Sept. 16, 2019
SPP’s efforts to extend RC services to about 12% of the Western Interconnection’s load remains on a glide path, staff said at Black Hills Energy’s offices.
NERC Agrees to Increase New Committee’s Membership
NERC’s Stakeholder Engagement Team has agreed to expand the membership of the new Reliability and Security Council.
NERC Panel Delays Action on Cold Weather Prep
NERC's Standards Committee delayed posting a standard authorization request by SPP on generator weatherization because of a competing proposal from EEI.
No ‘Hiccups’ for West’s RC Transition
All systems are go as WECC enters the final stretch to ensure its dozens of balancing authorities safely integrate into new Reliability Coordinators.

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