EPE COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – May 2, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- The US needs to build a bigger, stronger FERC has a plan for that
- Wind and solar generated record 34% of ERCOT power in Texas Q1 2022
- Crypto-Miners, Large Loads Subject to New Interim Interconnection Process in ERCOT
- Fitch Revises Outlook of San Miguel Electric Cooperative, TX’s IDR to Stable; Affirms at ‘A+’
- Texas solar is booming, but batteries are not included
- Public Power Cyber Defenses Hardened Against Rising Threats
- Fort Worth is the first city in the S. to mine bitcoin, and will run mining rigs out of city hall
- Elon Musk’s influence? Travis County tops Texas in electric vehicle ownership
- Wind and solar generated record 34% of power in Texas last quarter
- AEP reporting power outages due to Monday’s rainfall
- FPL Motivated By Texas Storm To Prepare For Extreme Weather
- US News & World Report Editorial Roundup: Texas
- Texas approves nation’s largest urban solar farm
- Texas Power Plant Files for Bankruptcy to Address Winter Storm Lawsuits, Debt
- Renewable Energy Market is set to experience a significant growth rate 2021-2030 | ENEL GREEN POWER P.A.
- Broad Reach Power adds 900 MWh in battery energy storage projects
- 131 Insurers Sue ERCOT Over Winter Storm Uri
- Texas Wind Power
- Looking to start a hydrogen hub in your state? Here’s what experts say it’s going to take
- As Congress returns, Google proposes legislative action to help it and others to achieve 24/7 clean energy
- Texas hydrogen ‘proto-hub’ leads the US in technical potential for DOE-funded regional hubs: GTI
HELPFUL LINKS:
- 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
- ERO Enterprise Program Alignment Process
- 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
- CIP Risk Factor Changes Informal Webinar materials posted
UPCOMING REGULATORY EVENTS
Upcoming NERC Events:
- 04/20/2022-06/03/2022 – 2022 Periodic Review Standing Review Team – Standards Grading – Comment Period
- 05/03/2022 – Real Time Operating Subcommittee
- 05/03/2022 – Enterprise-wide Risk Committee (EWRC) Closed Meeting
- 05/03/2022 – Project 2016-02 Modifications to CIP Standards Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/03/2022 – IEEE 2800-2022 Update – Interconnection and Interoperability of Inverter-Based Resources
- 05/03/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination SDT Meeting
- 05/04/2022 – Energy Reliability Assessment Task Force (ERATF) Meeting
- 05/04/2022 – GMD Event Data Training
- 05/05/2022 – Project 2019-04 Modifications to PRC-005-6 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/05/2022 – Project 2016-02 Modifications to CIP Standards Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/05/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination SDT Meeting
- 05/06/2022 – Project 2017-01 Phase II Modifications to BAL-003 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/10/2022 – Multiple Solar PV Disturbances in CAISO Disturbances between June and August 2021 – Webinar
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- 05/02/2022 – Align Release 3 Hands-On Training
- 05/05/2022 – Talk with Texas RE: FAC-008
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 05/03/2022 – Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) Meeting
- 05/04/2022 – Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting
- 05/05/2022 – Reliability & Operations Subcommittee (ROS) Meeting
- 05/06/2022 – Critical Infrastructure Protection Working Group (CIPWG) Meeting
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
- NPRR1085 – Ensuring Continuous Validity of Physical Responsive Capability (PRC) & Dispatch through Timely Changes to Resource Telemetry and Current Operating Plans (COPs)
- 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
- NPRR1092 – Reduce RUC Offer Floor and Remove RUC Opt-Out Provision
- NPRR1096 – Require Sustained Two-Hour Capability for ECRS and Four-Hour Capability for Non-Spin
- NPRR1100 – Emergency Switching Solutions for Energy Storage Resources
- NPRR1108 – ERCOT Shall Approve or Deny All Resource Outage Requests
- NPRR1110 – Black Start Requirements Update
- NPRR1112 – Reduction of Unsecured Credit Limits
- NPRR1116 – Remove Obsolete Reference to Market Information System (MIS)
- NPRR1117 – Related to SMOGRR025, Modifications to Line Loss Compensation Requirement for EPS Metering
- NPRR1118 – Clarifications to the OSA Process
- NPRR1119 – Removal of Extraneous Language Pertaining to the Calculation of Weekly Generation and Load Resource Capacity Forecasts
- NPRR1121 – Add a Posting Requirement to the Exceptional Fuel Cost Submission Process
- NPRR1122 – Clarifications for PURA Subchapter M Securitization Default Charges
- NPRR1123 – Clarifications for PURA Subchapter N Securitization Uplift Charges
- NPRR1124 – Recovering Actual Fuel Costs through RUC Guarantee
- NPRR1125 – Use of Financial Security for Securitization Default Charge & Securitization Uplift Charge Invoices & Escrow Deposit Requests
- NPRR1126 – Default Uplift Allocation Enhancement
- NPRR1127 – Clarification of ERCOT Hotline Uses
- NPRR1128 – Allow FFR Procurement up to FFR Limit Without Proration
- NPRR1129 – Posting ESI IDs of Transmission-Voltage Customer Opt-Outs
- NPRR1130 – Weatherization Inspection Fees Sunset Date Extension
- NPRR1131 – Controllable Load Resource Participation in Non-Spin
- NPRR1132 – Communicate Operating Limitations during Cold and Hot Weather Conditions
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
- NOGRR239 – WAN Data Protection Responsibilities
- NOGRR240 – Direct Current Tie (DC Tie) Ride-Through Requirements
- NOGRR241 – Related to NPRR1127, Clarification of ERCOT Hotline Uses
Active Planning Guide Revision Requests
- PGRR073 – Related to NPRR956, Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions
- PGRR096 – Achieve Consistent Representation of Distributed Generation in Steady-State Models
- PGRR098 – Consideration of Load Shed in Transmission Planning Criteria
- PGRR100 – Steady-State Case Building Timeline Update