EPE COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – Week of July 11-15, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- Texas electricity demand hits record high as heat wave continues
- Water-supply district President offers thoughts on ERCOT
- Texans face skyrocketing home energy bills as the state exports more natural gas than ever?
- The S. Could Face Rolling Blackouts This Summer
- Faster, lower-cost interconnection by combining ERCOT, MISO, PJM approaches
- Recurrent Energy acquires 400MWh storage, expands ERCOT’s storage pipeline
- Here’s how Texas energy costs compares to other states
- Texas home energy bills skyrocket
- Coming to Texas: Riot Blockchain Announces Plans to Move New York Miners to Lone Star State
- Leap and NRG Energy Partner on Next-Gen Grid Services Program in Texas
- Entergy Texas proposes rate increase for electric customers, including in Houston area
- Electric vehicles are a business opportunity in Texas, US energy secretary says
- ‘These are our This is our land.’ How Texas power regulators must balance landowner rights, public benefit
- TotalEnergies to withdraw from Russian oil project
- Expert says Clearway Energy, Signs Binding Agreement to Acquire a 413 MW Wind Portfolio
- LS Power to Acquire Natural Gas Power Plant From ArcLight Capital Partners
- Broad Reach Power and Lancium Partner to Support Grid Stability Through Flexible Data Centers
- P.A., Curbed by Supreme Court, Falls Back on a Piecemeal Plan for Climate Change
- How to find an affordable electricity plan to weather the hot Texas summer
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 & REGULATORY EVENTS
Upcoming NERC Events:
- 07/11/2022 – Project 2019-04 Modifications to PRC-005-6 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 07/12/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination SDT Meeting
- 07/12/2022 – Project 2021-01 Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 Drafting Team Meeting
- 07/12/2022 – Project 2021-08 Modifications to FAC-008 SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 07/13/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination SDT Meeting
- 07/13/2022 – Project 2021-08 Modifications to FAC-008 SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 07/14/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, and Coordination SDT Meeting
- 05/31/2022 – 07/14/2022 – Project 2020-02 – Transmission-connected Dynamic Reactive Resources Generator Ride- through (PRC-024-3 Replacement) – Standard Authorization Request – Comment Period
- 06/09/2022 – 07/25/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 – Draft 1 – Comment Period
- 06/21/2022 / 08/05/2022 – Comment Period Open for Modifications to Section 1600 Data Request for Generating Availability Data System – Comments
- 06/21/2022 – 08/05/2022 – Comment Period Open for Inverter-Based Resource Performance Subcommittee (IRPS) Approved Draft Reliability Guidelines – Comments
- 06/22/2022 – 07/21/2022 – Project 2022-03 – Energy Assurance with Energy-Constrained Resources
- 06/21/2022 – 08/20/2022 – IRPS Approved Draft Reliability Guidelines – Comments
- 06/29/2022 – 08/13/2022 – Draft Reliability Guideline: Parameterization of the DER_A Model for Aggregate DER – Comments
- 07/15/2022 – 07/25/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 – Draft 1 – Balloting & Polls
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- None scheduled at this time
Upcoming PUCT Events:
- 07/14/2022 – PUCT Open Meeting
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 07/13/2022 – Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) Meeting
- 07/14/2022 – PUCT Open Meeting
- 07/15/2022 – Gas Electric Working Group (GEWG) 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
- 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
- NPRR1137 – Updates to Section1
- 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
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
- NOGRR242 – Update POIB References
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