EPE COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – May 23, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- EPE Compliance TPL-007 Webinar on June 1stat 10:00 am (Central)
- CISA issues rare emergency directive as ‘critical’ cyber vulnerabilities emerge
- After 6 generators went offline, ERCOT says it is ready to face the summer heat
- LP&L confident in ERCOT’s prediction that power grid is ready for summer heat
- ERCOT told power plant to delay repairs
- Texas Power Use Hits Monthly Record During Heatwave
- ERCOT expects record demand this summer
- Commerce investigation spooks solar lenders
- 19 bipartisan governors ask Commerce to speed solar panel investigation
- DOE issues RFI seeking feedback on $2.5B Transmission Facilitation Program
- DOE Seeks Input on Tx Loan, ‘Anchor Tenant’ Programs
- BlackRock, JPMorgan, others tell Texas they don’t boycott energy companies
- Controversy, Conflict Define Sarah Stogner’s Weird and Wild Bid for Texas Railroad Commission
- With Texas renewable power generation growing, energy secretary says storage is next challenge
- Climate lessons from faltering Texas power grid
- Today on Texas Standard: ERCOT and experts cross wires over Texas grid reliability
- 6 Power Generating Facilities in Texas Just Tripped
- NERC sounds alarm on solar tripping in ‘sobering’ summer reliability report
- DOE Announces Transmission Facilitation Program
- Cyber Attacks on the Power Grid
- Severe drought could pose problems for US power grid this summer -NERC
- CIP-012-1 Reliability Standard Audit Worksheet (RSAW) Posted
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
- 05/23/2022 – Project 2017-01 Modifications to BAL-003, Phase II Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/23/2022 – Project 2020-03 Supply Chain Low Impact Revisions Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/24/2022 – Project 2020-04 Modifications to CIP-012 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/24/2022 – Project 2021-08 Modifications to FAC-008 SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/24/2022 – Industry Webinar-Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination
- 05/25/2022 – Project 2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 SAR Drafting Team
- 05/26/2022 – Project 2017-01 Modifications to BAL-003, Phase II Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/26/2022 – Project 2020-04 Modifications to CIP-012 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 05/31/2022 – Project 2021-08 – Modifications to FAC-008 SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/03/2022 – Project 2021-08 – Modifications to FAC-008 SAR Drafting Team Meeting
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- 05/20/2022 – SAR-012 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 05/23/2022 – Inverter Based Resources Task Force (IBRTF) Meeting by Webex Only
- 05/23/2022 – Retail Market Training Task Force (RMTTF) Meeting by Webex Only
- 05/24/2022 – Large Flexible Load Task Force (LFLTF) Meeting
- 05/24/2022 – MarkeTrak Technical Refresh Training Workshop by Webex Only
- 05/25/2022 – Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting
- 05/26/2022 – PUCT Meeting
- 05/26/2022 – Firm Fuel Supply Service RFP Stakeholder Review/Discussion Session
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
- NPRR1100 – Emergency Switching Solutions for Energy Storage Resources
- NPRR1110 – Black Start Requirements Update
- NPRR1112 – Reduction of Unsecured Credit Limits
- 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
- 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
- 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
Recently Approved Nodal Operating Guide Revision Requests (05/12/2022 Approval Date)
- NPRR1125 – Use of Financial Security for Securitization Default Charge & Securitization Uplift Charge Invoices & Escrow Deposit Requests
- NPRR1124 – Recovering Actual Fuel Costs through RUC Guarantee
- NPRR1123 – Clarifications for PURA Subchapter N Securitization Uplift Charges
- NPRR1122 – Clarifications for PURA Subchapter M Securitization Default Charges
- NPRR1117 – Related to SMOGRR025, Modifications to Line Loss Compensation Requirement for EPS Metering
- NPRR1116 – Remove Obsolete Reference to Market Information System (MIS)
- NPRR1108 – ERCOT Shall Approve or Deny All Resource Outage Requests
- NPRR1096 – Require Sustained Two-Hour Capability for ECRS and Four-Hour Capability for Non-Spin
- NPRR1092 – Reduce RUC Offer Floor and Remove RUC Opt-Out Provision
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
- 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
- PGRR100 – Steady-State Case Building Timeline Update
- PGRR101 – Related to NPRR1133, Clarify Responsibilities for Submission of Planning Model Data for DC Ties
Active Other Binding Documents Revision Requests
- OBDRR040 – ORDC Changes Related to NPRR1131, Controllable Load Participation in Non-Spin
- OBDRR041 – Updates to Requirements for Aggregate Load Participation in the ERCOT Markets