NERC & Committees

NERC Seeks Faster Pace for Standards Postings

January 20, 2021

NERC’s Standards Committee is accelerating the pace at which it approves standard authorization requests for industry comment, causing concern among members. | NERC

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NERC RSTC Briefs: Dec. 16, 2020

December 17, 2020

NERC: Grid Operations ‘Fundamentally Changing’

December 15, 2020

NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Dec. 9, 2020

December 9, 2020

NERC Blasts Calif. Nuclear Group's Complaint

November 24, 2020

ERO Pandemic-related Measures Extended Again

January 7, 2021

NERC has extended the expansion of its self-logging program and deferment of audits and other on-site activities in response to the continuing pandemic. | CDC

NERC Considering Long-term Virtual Board Meeting Format

January 6, 2021

Inspired by the successful shift to remote work in 2020, NERC is considering a partially online format for future meetings of the Board of Trustees. | NERC

FERC Provisionally OKs ERO Delegation Agreements

January 5, 2021

FERC ordered revisions to NERC’s pro forma regional delegation agreement and its RDAs with all regional entities while approving the agreements overall. | NERC

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NERC RSTC Briefs: Dec. 16, 2020

NERC’s RSTC held its final meeting of the year via conference call where it approved several documents and endorsed framework to address reliability and security risks. | NERC

NERC: Grid Operations ‘Fundamentally Changing’

The expansion of renewables over the next decade is expected to “fundamentally” change how the grid is planned and operated, NERC said. | NERC

NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Dec. 9, 2020

NERC’s Standards Committee voted to reject the standard authorization request for Project 2020-01 after the drafting team declined to make any suggested changes to it. | © ERO Insider

NERC Blasts Calif. Nuclear Group's Complaint

NERC urged FERC to reject a request by Californians for Green Nuclear Power to overturn the planned closing of the state's last nuclear generating station in 2025.

FERC Orders Audits of All REs by 2023

January 19, 2021
FERC ordered NERC to audit the compliance monitoring and enforcement programs of all regional entities by June 2023, rejecting the organization's proposed audit plan. | © ERO Insider

NOI Responses Describe Supply Chain Challenges

January 12, 2021
Industry participants support federal efforts to limit acquisition of foreign-manufactured hardware but warn that rooting it out of existing systems will be challenging.

NERC Warns of Fuel Bottlenecks in Coming Cold Months

November 23, 2020
Extreme weather poses the greatest risk to grid reliability for the winter months, according to NERC’s Winter Reliability Assessment. | NERC

NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Nov. 19, 2020

November 19, 2020
NERC’s Standards Committee moved ahead on a number of standards development projects and organizational matters in a brief conference call. | © ERO Insider

CORRECTED: Breaker Glitch Prompts NERC Warning

November 17, 2020
A safety mechanism present in many circuit breakers may pose an unexpected risk to the grid during periods of severe cold weather, according to NERC. | NERC

ITC Recounts Derecho Response at NERC Conference

November 12, 2020
The August 2020 derecho caused $7.5 billion in damage and led ITC Holdings to seek mutual aid for the first time in its history. | National Weather Service
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