COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/ REGIONAL ENTITY/ ISO EDITION – US – Week of October 31-November 11, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & RELIABILITY NEWS:
- Distributed resources to earn compensation from Texas grid operator ERCOT
- ERCOT’s New CEO And PUC Chairman Discuss Improvements To Power Grid
- Lawmakers Seek Answers from ERCOT on Cryptocurrency Mining
- ERCOT Schedules Winter Weather Preparedness Workshop
- PJM CEO Asthana Opens 2022 Annual Meeting
- Dynamic Line Rating Activated by PPL Electric Utilities
- S. grid data needed for faster solar, wind build
- Crimson Storage enters service, adding 1,400 MWh of capacity to CAISO grid
- Experts Raise Concerns of Heating Oil Rationing in New England Amid Supply Shortage
- New England enters this winter ‘basically crossing our fingers and hoping’ for no blackouts
- BP Could Place Its First Floating Wind Bid in California
- Shift to Clean Energy Grid Presents Challenges for US Official
- FERC meeting: Glick warning, ‘self-dealing’ and pipeline win
- American Clean Power Appeals to FERC for Grid Interconnection Improvements
- EDF starts construction of 5 MW solar portfolio in ODEC territory
- This under-the-radar energy storage stock can get a 60% boost from Inflation Reduction Act, UBS says
- California city to establish residential solar microgrids with Electriq Power batteries
- McDermott Selected To Advance Engineering For Hydrostor’s 200MW Silver City Energy Storage Centre
- Ex-Recurrent officials create battery storage co Nightpeak
- Our Ailing Power Grid Isn’t Cut Out for Climate Change
- NERC Board Approves New Cold Weather Standards
- PG&E: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
- PPL Electric Utilities activates dynamic line rating
- Ameren expects lower bills for customers from Inflation Reduction Act
- Portland General Electric Lifts Long-Term Targets
- Southern Company earnings jump to $1.5 billion in third quarter
- Saint-Gobain and TotalEnergies Sign a Major Renewable Electricity Supply Agreement in the USA
HELPFUL LINKS:
- EPE’s NEWS, Events, & Publications Repository
- NERC Lessons Learned
- Updated Registered Entity Self-Report and Mitigation Plan User Guide
- ERCOT Roadmap to Improving Grid Reliability
- NERC Reliability Guidelines
- NERC Compliance Guidance web page
- Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement Program One-Stop Shop
- Consistency Reporting Tool (EthicsPoint)
- Risk-Based Registration Initiative
- Reliability Standard Audit Worksheets
- Enforcement & Mitigation: Enforcement Actions
- Align Project (formerly CMEP Technology Project)
- NERC Training Site
- Texas RE Resource Hub
- NERC Webinar – Project 2020-03 – Supply Chain Low Impact Revisions Slide Deck & Recording
- FERC and ERO Enterprise Joint Report on Real-Time Assessments
- FERC and ERO Enterprise Webinar on Real-Time Assessments
- SERC Real-Time Assessment Training Module
- Project 2020-06 – Verifications of Models and Data for Generators Industry Webinar materials posted
- Utilizing Excess Capability of BPS-Connected Inverter-Based Resources for Frequency Support Informational Webinar materials posted
- P2800-Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Inverter-Based Resources Interconnecting with Associated Transmission Electric Power Systems – Timeline and Milestones
- CIP Risk Factor Changes Informal Webinar materials posted
UPCOMING NERC & REGIONAL ENTITY EVENTS
Upcoming NERC Events:
- 10/31/2022 – 11/01/2022 – System Planning Impacts from DERs Working Group (SPIDERWG) Meeting
- 10/31/2022 – Project 2021-04 Modifications to PRC-002-3 Webinar
- 11/01/2022 – Compliance Committee (CC) Closed Meeting
- 11/01/2022 – Project 2021-08 Modifications to FAC-008 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 11/01/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 11/01/2022 – Technology and Security Committee (TSC) Closed Meeting
- 11/02/2022 – 11/03/2022 – Real Time Operating Subcommittee Meeting
- 11/02/2022 – 11/03/2022 – 2022 EPRI-NERC-NATF Planning and Modeling Virtual Seminar
- 11/03/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 11/07/2022 – Finance & Audit Committee FAC Closed Meeting
- 11/07/2022 – Enterprise-wide Risk Committee (EWRC) Closed Meeting
- 11/07/2022 – Compliance Committee (CC) Open Meeting
- 11/07/2022 – Technology and Security Committee (TSC) Open Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – Personnel Certification Governance Committee Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – Credential Maintenance Working Group Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – Project 2022-03 Energy Assurance with Energy-Constrained Resources SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – Security Integration and Technology Enablement Subcommittee (SITES) Monthly Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – 11/09/2022 – **HOLD** Probabilistic Assessment Working Group Meeting (PAWG)
- 11/09/2022 – Project 2022-03 Energy Assurance with Energy-Constrained Resources SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 11/09/2022 – Electromagnetic Pulse Working Group (EMPWG): quarterly touchbase
- 11/09/2022 – Reliability Issues Steering Committee (RISC) Meeting
- 11/09/2022 – Project 2017-01 Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II Drafting Team Meeting
- 11/09/2022 – 11/10/2022 – Reliability Assessment Subcommittee Meeting
- 11/10/2022 – Project 2022-03 Energy Assurance with Energy-Constrained Resources SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 11/10/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT 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
- 11/07/2022 – 11/09/2022 – Project 2020-04 – Modifications to CIP-012 | Draft 3 | Ballot
- 09/29/2022 – 11/15/2022 – Project 2021-05 – Modifications to PRC-023 | Join Ballot Pools
- 10/03/2022 – 11/16/2022 – Project 2020-04 – Modifications to CIP-012 | Draft 3 | Comments
- 10/04/2022 – 11/18/2022 – Reliability Guideline: Bulk Power System Reliability Perspectives on the Adoption of IEEE 1547-2018 | Comments
- 10/10/2022 – 12/02/2022 – Project 2021-05 – Modifications to PRC-023| Ballot | Comments
Other NERC News:
- PRC-024-2 Gaps Whitepaper
- Project 2016-02 Modifications to CIP Standards | Virtualization Additional Ballot and Non-binding Poll Results
- 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
- Aggregated Cold Weather Preparations Report Posted
- FERC Issuances
REGIONAL ENTITY EVENTS:
Upcoming MRO Events:
- MRO 2024 Strategic Plan
- 11/01/2022 – MRO GPC 4Q Meeting
- 11/02/2022 – MRO Security Advisory Council Threat Forum Q4 Closed Meeting
- 11/02/2022 – NSRF Weekly Web Meeting
- 11/08/2022 – CMEP Advisory Council Monthly Call
Upcoming NPCC Events:
- NPCC Security Bulletin – CISA Releases RedEye: Red Team Campaign Visualization and Reporting Tool
- 11/09/2022 – Fall 2022 Hybrid Compliance & Reliability Conference
Upcoming RF Events:
Upcoming SERC Events:
- 11/08/2022 – 11/10/2022 – 2022 System Operator Conference #4
- 11/10/2022 – Short Circuit Database Working Group Meeting
- 11/10/2022 – 11/11/2022 – System Operator Working Group Committee Meeting
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- 11/08/2022 – Talk with Texas RE: CIP-008
- 11/09/2022 – Energy Industry Vendors Summit
Upcoming WECC Events:
- 10/31/2022 – HRCC – Human Resources Compensation Committee Closed
- 11/01/2022 – Grid Fundamentals
- 11/01/2022 – UFLSWG – Underfrequency Load Shedding Work Group
- 11/01/2022 – RRCSC – Reliability Risk Committee Steering Committee
- 11/02/2022 – Grid Fundamentals
- 11/02/2022 – EPAS – Event and Performance Analysis Subcommittee Closed
- 11/02/2022 – Resource Adequacy Series: Resource Adequacy and Western Heat Domes
- 11/02/2022 – MAC – Member Advisory Committee
- 11/02/2022 – PCDS – Production Cost Data Subcommittee
- 11/03/2022 – PWG – Performance Working Group
- 11/04/2022 – JGC – Joint Guidance Committee
- 11/04/2022 – SWG – Scenarios Working Group
- 11/08/2022 – OAWG – Oscillations Analysis Work Group Closed
- 11/08/2022 – WREGIS SAC Meeting
- 11/09/2022 – GOWG – Generator Operator Work Group
- 11/09/2022 – Western Assessment of Resource Adequacy—High Level Policy Overview
- 11/09/2022 – PCDS – Production Cost Data Subcommittee
- 11/09/2022 – WECC-0146 TPL-001-WECC-CRT-4 Transmission Plan. Perf. Standards Briefing
- 11/09/2022 – PTF – Path Task Force
- 11/10/2022 – LDESAG – Long-Duration Energy Storage Assessment Advisory Group