COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/ REGIONAL ENTITY/ ISO EDITION – US – Week of October 17 – 28, 2022

IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & RELIABILITY NEWS:

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UPCOMING NERC & REGIONAL ENTITY EVENTS

Upcoming NERC Events:

10/17/2022 – Project 2021-08 Modifications to FAC-008 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
10/17/2022 – Supply Chain Working Group Monthly Meeting
10/18/2022 – Industry Webinar: Project 2021-01 Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019
10/18/2022 – Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II Drafting Team Meeting
10/18/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
10/19/2022 – Standards Committee Teleconference WebEx
10/20/2022 – Synchronized Measurement Working Group Hybrid Meeting
10/20/2022 – Project 2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 Standard Drafting Team
10/20/2022 – Monitoring & Situational Awareness Technical Conference – Session 3
10/20/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
10/20/2022 – Project 2017-01 – Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II Drafting Team Meeting
10/25/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
10/25/2022 – Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II Drafting Team Meeting
10/26/2022 – Board of Trustees Open Meeting
10/26/2022 – 10/27/2022 – System Protection and Controls Working Group (SPCWG) Meeting
10/27/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
10/27/2022 – Project 2017-01 – Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II Drafting Team Meeting
09/19/2022 – 11/03/2022 – Comment Period Open for Two Draft Supply Chain Security Guidelines | Comments
10/31/2022 – 11/09/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 | Draft 2 | Ballot
09/26/2022 – 11/09/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 | Draft 2 | Comments
09/29/2022 – 11/11/2022 – Draft Supply Chain Security Guides on Open Source Software Provenance | Comments
09/29/2022 – 11/14/2022 – Project 2021-01 – Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 | Draft 1| Comments
11/04/2022 – 11/14/2022 – Project 2021-01 – Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 | Draft 1| Ballot
10/04/2022 – 11/18/2022 – Reliability Guideline: Bulk Power System Reliability Perspectives on the Adoption of IEEE 1547-2018 | Comments

Other NERC News:

Nomination Period Open for Exam Working Group – Nominations
Standards Commenting and Balloting System Login Platform Update (ERO Portal) Coming October 19, 2022
Updated CIP-014-3 R1 Practice Guide
Inverter-Based Resource Strategy Document
Inverter-Based Resources Quick Reference Guide
Modification to CIP Standards Webinar
GridSecCon 2022 – October 18–19, 2022 | Register
Project 2020-03 Supply Chain Low Impact Revisions Industry Webinar – Slide Presentation – Recording
NERC Rules of Procedure Updated
Recommendations for Simulation Improvement and Techniques Related to DER Planning White Paper
Panhandle Wind Disturbance: Joint NERC and Texas RE Staff Report
Surveys Open for Reliability/Security Guidelines
Reliability/Security Guidelines Effectiveness Survey
Aggregated Cold Weather Preparations Report Posted
FERC Issuances

US Effective Date	Reliability Standard(s)
01/01/2023	TPL-007-4 – Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events (Requirements R3, R4, 4.1. 4.1.1–4.1.2, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3.1, R8, 8.1, 8.1.1–8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.1)
04/01/2023	EOP-011-2 – Emergency Preparedness and Operations
	IRO-010-4 – Reliability Coordinator Data Specification and Collection
	TOP-003-5 – Operational Reliability Data

REGIONAL ENTITY EVENTS:

Upcoming MRO Events:

10/19/2022 – NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Weekly Web Meeting
10/27/2022 – MRO Finance and Audit Committee 4Q Closed Meeting

Upcoming NPCC Events:

11/09/2022 – Fall 2022 Hybrid Compliance & Reliability Conference

Upcoming RF Events:

10/18/2022 – GridSecCon 2022
10/19/2022 – GridSecCon 2022
10/24/2022 – Technical Talk with RF

Upcoming SERC Events:

10/20/2022 – 2022 Extreme Weather Webinar
10/24/2022 – 10/28/2022 – SERC Sponsored Physical Security Professional (PSP) Class

Upcoming Texas RE Events:

10/17/2022 – SAR-012 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
10/20/2022 – NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Meeting
10/20/2022 – Monitoring and Situational Awareness Technical Conference
10/27/2022 – Fall Standards, Security, and Reliability Workshop

Upcoming WECC Events:

10/17/2022 – ATFWG – After-the-Fact Work Group
10/17/2022 – ISAS – Interchange Scheduling and Accounting Subcommittee
10/18/2022 – ISAS – Interchange Scheduling and Accounting Subcommittee
10/18/2022 – WECC-0149 Table Revision Process Drafting Team
10/18/2022 – RAC – Reliability Assessment Committee
10/18/2022 – UFLSWG – Underfrequency Load Shedding Work Group
10/19/2022 – RAC – Reliability Assessment Committee
10/19/2022 – IBR – Inverter Based Resources Modeling Meeting
10/19/2022 – PSWG – Physical Security Work Group Closed
10/19/2022 – Strategic Alignment Meeting
10/20/2022 – RRC – Reliability Risk Committee
10/20/2022 – WECC-0147 BAL-004-WECC-4 ATEC Drafting Team
10/20/2022 – Compliance Open Webinar
10/24/2022 – PCMS – Production Cost Modeling Subcommittee Meeting
10/25/2022 – WECC-0149 Table Revision Process Drafting Team
10/25/2022 – WREGIS New Software Platform Customer Training
10/25/2022 – 10/26/2022 – Reliability & Security Workshop
10/26/2022 – PCDS – Production Cost Data Subcommittee
10/26/2022 – WREGIS New Software Platform QRE Training
10/26/2022 – PTF – Path task Force
10/27/2022 – OAWG – Oscillations Analysis Work Group
10/27/2022 – WREGIS New Software Platform Customer Training

UPCOMING ISO/PUC EVENTS

Upcoming California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Events:

10/17/2022 – Teleconference: Market Surveillance Committee General Session (Tentative)
10/18/2022 – Deadline: Comments due – BPM Proposed Revision Requests PRR 1449-1472
10/18/2022 – Web Conference: Release User Group
10/19/2022 – Web Conference: Congestion Revenue Rights Customer Partnership Group
10/20/2022 – Teleconference: Market Update
10/21/2022 – Web Conference: Market Surveillance Committee General Session (Tentative)
10/24/2022 – Web Conference: Day-Ahead Market Enhancements (Tentative)
10/24/2022 – Web Conference: Fall 2022 Release – Market Simulation
10/25/2022 – Teleconference: WEIM Governing Body Executive Session
10/25/2022 – Web Conference: Technical User Group
10/25/2022 – Web Conference: BPM Change Management Proposed Revision Request Review
10/25/2022 – Web Conference: WEIM Governing Body Meeting
10/26/2022 – Teleconference: Department of Market Monitoring Oversight Committee Executive Session
10/26/2022 – Teleconference: ISO Board of Governors Executive Session
10/26/2022 – Teleconference: Joint WEIM Governing Body and ISO Board of Governors Executive Session
10/26/2022 – Web Conference: Joint WEIM Governing Body and Board of Governors
10/27/2022 – Teleconference: Audit Committee Executive Session
10/27/2022 – Web Conference: ISO Board of Governors General Session
10/27/2022 – Web Conference: Fall 2022 Release – Market Simulation
10/28/2022 – Web Conference: Transmission Development Forum

Recent Documents (October):

Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:

10/17/2022 – HR and Governance Committee Meeting
10/17/2022 – Reliability and Markets Committee
10/18/2022 – Finance & Audit Committee Meeting
10/18/2022 – Board of Directors Meeting
10/18/2022 – Network Data Support Working Group (NDSWG) Meeting
10/18/2022 – Dynamics Working Group (DWG) Meeting by Webex Only
10/19/2022 – CWG/MCWG Meeting by Webex Only
10/19/2022 – Regional Planning Group (RPG) Meeting
10/19/2022 – Market Coordination Team (MCT) Meeting by Webex Only
10/19/2022 – Planning Working Group (PLWG) Meeting
10/19/2022 – Texas SET WG Meeting by Webex Only
10/20/2022 – Texas Data Transport and MarkeTrak Systems Working Group (TDTMS) Meeting
10/20/2022 – Resource Integration Working Group (RIWG) Meeting
10/20/2022 – Performance, Disturbance, Compliance Working Group (PDCWG) Meeting
10/20/2022 – Resource Integration Working Group (RIWG) Meeting
10/21/2022 – Wholesale Market Working Group (WMWG) Meeting by WebEx Only
10/24/2022 – Large Flexible Loads Task Force (LFLTF) Meeting
10/25/2022 – Winter Weatherization Workshop for Generation Resources
10/25/2022 – Winter Weatherization Workshop for Transmission Service Providers
10/26/2022 – Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting
10/27/2022 – Operations Working Group (OWG) Meeting by WebEx Only

10/27/2022 – Market Coordination Team (MCT) Meeting by WebEx Only
10/28/2022 – Supply Analysis Working Group (SAWG) Meeting by WebEx Only

Active Nodal Protocol Revision Requests

NPRR956 – Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions
NPRR981 – Day-Ahead Market Price Correction Process
NPRR1058 – Resource Offer Modernization for Real-Time Co-Optimization
NPRR1067 – Market Entry Qualifications, Continued Participation Requirements, and Credit Risk Assessment
NPRR1070 – Planning Criteria for GTC Exit Solutions
NPRR1084 – Improvements to Reporting of Resource Outages and Derates
NPRR1088 – Applying Forward Adjustment Factors to Forward Market Positions and Un-applying Forward Adjustment Factors to Prior Market Positions
NPRR1089 – Requiring Highest-Ranking Representative, Official, or Officer of a Resource Entity to Execute Weatherization and Natural Gas Declarations
NPRR1118 – Clarifications to the OSA Process
NPRR1126 – Default Uplift Allocation Enhancement
NPRR1127 – Clarification of ERCOT Hotline Uses
NPRR1128 – Allow FFR Procurement up to FFR Limit Without Proration
NPRR1138 – Communication of Capability and Status of Online IRRs at 0 MW Output
NPRR1139 – Adjustments to Capacity Shortfall Ratio Share for IRRs
NPRR1140 – Recovering Fuel Costs for Generation Above LSL During RUC-Committed Hours
NPRR1141 – Require Notary Public for NCI and Notice of Change of Banking Information Forms
NPRR1143 – Provide ERCOT Flexibility to Determine When ESRs May Charge During an EEA Level 3
NPRR1144 – Station Service Backup Power Metering
NPRR1145 – Use of State Estimator-Calculated ERCOT-Wide TLFs in Lieu of Seasonal Base Case ERCOT-Wide TLFs for Settlement
NPRR1146 – Credit Changes to Appropriately Reflect TAO Exposure
NPRR1147 – Update and Improve Notification and Evaluation Processes Associated with Reliability Must-Run (RMR)
NPRR1148 – Language Cleanup Related to ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)
NPRR1149 – Implementation of Systematic Ancillary Service Failed Quantity Charge
NPRR1150 – Related to NOGRR230, WAN Participant Security
NPRR1151 – Protocol Revision Subcommittee Meeting Requirement

Recently Approved NPRR, in the Last 30 Days

NPRR1112 – Reduction of Unsecured Credit Limits
NPRR1131 – Controllable Load Resource Participation in Non-Spin
NPRR1133 – Clarify Responsibilities for Submission of Planning Model Data for DC Ties
NPRR1134 – Related to RMGRR168, Modify ERCOT’s Mass Transition Responsibilities
NPRR1135 – Add On-Line Status Check for Resources Telemetering OFFNS for Ancillary Service Imbalance Settlements
NPRR1136 – Updates to Language Regarding a QSE Moving Ancillary Service Responsibility Between Resources
NPRR1137 – Updates to Section1
NPRR1085 – Ensuring Continuous Validity of Physical Responsive Capability (PRC) & Dispatch through Timely Changes to Resource Telemetry and Current Operating Plans (COPs)

Active Nodal Operating Guide Revision Requests

NOGRR215 – Limit Use of Remedial Action Schemes
NOGRR226 – Revision to 5% Transmission Operator (TO) Load Shedding Relay Set Point
NOGRR230 – WAN Participant Security
NOGRR241 – Related to NPRR1127, Clarification of ERCOT Hotline Uses
NOGRR242 – Update POIB References
NOGRR243 – Implementation of Seasonal Load Shed Tables

Active Planning Guide Revision Requests

PGRR073 – Related to NPRR956, Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions

Active Other Binding Documents Revision Requests

OBDRR041 – Updates to Requirements for Aggregate Load Participation in the ERCOT Markets
OBDRR043 – Related to NPRR1148, Language Cleanup Related to ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)

Upcoming Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) Meetings

10/17/2022 – ERCOT Reliability & Markets (R&M) Committee Meeting
10/17/2022 – ERCOT Human Resources & Governance (HR&G) Committee Meeting
10/18/2022 – Energy Efficiency Implementation Plan Meeting
10/20/2022 – Open Meeting

Upcoming Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Events:

10/17/2022 – FERC Order 881 Coordination with Impacted Members Workshop (Closed)
10/18/2022 – Executive Update
10/18/2022 – Regional Expansion Criteria and Benefits Working Group (RECBWG)
10/18/2022 – NERC FAC-011 Std Change Impacts – SOL Limits Task Team
10/19/2022 – Planning Advisory Committee (PAC)
10/19/2022 – OMS Cost Allocation Principles Committee Meeting
10/19/2022 – MISO Applications Users Group (MAUG)
10/20/2022 – Organization of MISO States (OMS) Board of Directors
10/20/2022 – Reliability Subcommittee (RSC)
10/20/2022 – Winter Readiness Workshop
10/21/2022 – Distributed Energy Resources Task Force (DERTF)
10/21/2022 – Office Hours: PowerGADS, Seasonal GVTC, Forecasting
10/24/2022 – TPL-001-5 Agreement Task Team (TPLATT) – Closed
10/24/2022 – MISO DER Affected System Proposals Due
10/25/2022 – Formula Rater Protocols – Annual Regional Cost Sharing Meeting
10/26/2022 – Advisory Committee (AC) Meeting
10/26/2022 – ERIS DFAX Reduction Proposal (PAC-2022-3) Due
10/27/2022 – Office Hours: Resource Adequacy (RA Tier 2) Hours, Schedule 53, SAC
10/27/2022 – Stakeholder Governance Guide Workshop
10/28/2022 – MISO SPP IPSAC
10/28/2022 – BPM-015 GIP Timeline Updates Due

Recent Documents & Helpful Resources:

Training Resources
Notifications
2022-10-11 Docket ER22-1640-001 – MISO submitted responses to the Commission’s August 12 letter requesting additional information regarding MISO’s April 14, 2022 Order No. 2222 Compliance Filing.

Upcoming Independent System Operator – New England (ISONE) Events: