EPE COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – Week of July 18-22, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- ERCOT CEO says he did not expect it to be as hot as it is
- Texas Power Grid: What’s the difference between ‘tight conditions’ and a ‘power emergency?’
- ERCOT, natural gas affecting energy prices
- Tesla Urges Texas EV Owners to Avoid Charging as Powerwalls Await ERCOT Regulation Amendments
- Bitcoin Miners Could Save the Texas Grid—or Sink It
- Texas A&M professor speaks on ERCOT conservation plan
- ERCOT Flirts with Capacity Shortage
- Why energy experts want ERCOT to take climate change into account for future seasonal outlooks
- Leap and Market Integration and Renewable Energy
- ERCOT’s Independent Market Monitor: Conservative Operating Posture Could Cost Consumers $1.5B
- NERC Board Accepts State of Reliability Report
- NERC, WECC to Examine EV Charging Risks to Grid Reliability
- Jim Robb Discusses Summer Reliability Outlook and Supply Chain Challenges on APPA Podcast
- Will TotalEnergies SE (TTE) Outperform the Rest of the Stocks in the Energy Sector?
- NRG Systems to provide solar resource assessment data for Enel Green Power
- Rise Light & Power to redevelop Ravenswood power plant in New York as renewable energy hub
- Texas cryptocurrency miner to source power from utility-scale batteries
- Lubbock Power & Light remains confident after ERCOT conservation
- Global hydrogen uptake to lag net-zero goals by 2050 – report
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:
- 07/18/2022 – Supply Chain Working Group Monthly Meeting
- 07/19/2022 – Probabilistic Assessment Working Group Meeting (PAWG)
- 07/19/2022 – Project Management and Oversight Subcommittee Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Standards Committee Process Subcommittee Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Organization Registration and Certification Subcommittee (ORCS) Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Standards Committee Meeting (10:00am-1:00pm) | Joint CCC/SC Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – ERO Monitoring Subcommittee (EROMS) Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Resources Subcommittee (RS) Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Member Representatives Committee (MRC) Pre-Meeting and Informational Session Webinar
- 07/21/2022 – Resources Subcommittee (RS) Meeting
- 07/21/2022 – Compliance and Certification Committee (CCC) Meeting
- 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
- 06/21/2022 – 08/20/2022 – IRPS Approved Draft Reliability Guidelines – Comments
- 06/22/2022 – 07/21/2022 – Project 2022-03 – Energy Assurance with Energy-Constrained Resources
- 06/29/2022 – 08/13/2022 – Draft Reliability Guideline: Parameterization of the DER_A Model for Aggregate DER – Comments
- 07/06/2022 – 08/19/2022 – Project 2020-03 – Supply Chain Low Impact Revisions – 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:
Upcoming PUCT Events:
- None Scheduled
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 07/18/2022 – Congestion Management Working Group (CMWG) Meeting by Webex Only
- 07/18/2022 – Planning Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force (PGDTF) Meeting
- 07/19/2022 – Regional Planning Group (RPG) Meeting
- 07/19/2022 – Planning Working Group (PLWG) Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – System Protection Working Group (SPWG) Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Credit Working Group/Market Credit Working Group (CWG/MCWG) Meeting by Webex Only
- 07/20/2022 – Texas SET WG Meeting
- 07/20/2022 – Performance, Disturbance, Compliance Working Group (PDCWG) Meeting
- 07/21/2022 – System Protection Working Group (SPWG) Meeting
- 07/21/2022 – Texas Data Transport and MarkeTrak Systems Working Group (TDTMS) Meeting
- 07/21/2022 – Operations Working Group (OWG) Meeting
- 07/22/2022 – Special Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) 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
- NPRR1141 – Require Notary Public for NCI and Notice of Change of Banking Information Forms
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