Industry needs to improve its ties to state officials, maintain vigilance on cybersecurity, and develop plans for operating control rooms remotely, NERC CEO Jim Robb said. | © ERO Insider
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Winter is replacing summer as the period of greatest stress on the BPS thanks to the growing diversity of fuel sources, according to NERC’s 2020 State of Reliability Report. | NERC
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A representative of the Australian Energy Market Operator provided NERC with insights on Australia’s high penetration of DERs, especially rooftop solar. | NERC
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NERC’s Standards Committee expects to bring five standards development projects to a final ballot by the end of the year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. | © ERO Insider
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NERC is planning for budget rises of 5% in both 2022 and 2023, in part because of deferring certain investments to keep its budget stable from 2020 to 2021. | NERC
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Stakeholders criticized the team working on revisions to NERC’s standard for protection functions in automatic voltage regulators for expanding the scope of the project.
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System operators in WECC were too quick to declare energy emergency alerts during several recent events, resulting in unnecessary load sheds, according to NERC. | NERC
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NERC issued its second Level 2 alert of the year to gather data on the BPS’ exposure to “foreign adversaries” in response to President Trump’s executive order.
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Participants in the first panel of FERC’s two-day technical conference on the impacts of COVID-19 struck a hopeful tone, but they also warned that caution is still needed. | FERC
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FERC has approved a set of amendments to SERC Reliability’s bylaws aimed at creating “a more strategic, efficient and effective governance body.” | © ERO Insider
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NERC is requesting comments from stakeholders on changes to several proposed updates to the requirements for determining and communicating system operating limits. | © ERO Insider
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