COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/ REGIONAL ENTITY/ ISO EDITION – US – Week of October 24-November 4, 2022

IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & RELIABILITY NEWS:

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UPCOMING NERC & REGIONAL ENTITY EVENTS

Upcoming NERC Events:

Other NERC News:

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:

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UPCOMING ISO/PUC EVENTS

Upcoming California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Events:

Recent Documents (October):

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

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
  • NPRR1152 – Remove Requirements to Submit Emergency Operations Plans, Weatherization Plans, and Declarations of Summer/Winter Weather Preparedness

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
  • NOGRR244 – Alignment Changes for December 1, 2022, Nodal Operating Guide – NPRR1127

Active Planning Guide Revision Requests

  • PGRR073 – Related to NPRR956, Designation of Providers of Transmission Addition

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

Upcoming Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Events:

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

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Upcoming New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Events:

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Upcoming PJM Events:

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Upcoming Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Events:

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