EPE COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – Week of June 06 – 10, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- EPE NERC & Regulatory Compliance – TPL-007 webinar recording is posted
- Texas power use hits monthly record again with many more to come
- As ERCOT Pushes Energy Conservation, Some Fear Crypto Biz Could Tank Texas’ Faulty Power Grid
- CPS Energy says it’s prepared for record-breaking heat this summer, even if ERCOT is not
- Texan Tesla Powerwall Owners Can Help Change ERCOT’s Mind On VPPs
- Tesla Wants to Use Powerwall Battery Systems in Texas to Avoid Blackouts
- Huge battery facility in Texas goes online
- Southwestern Electric Power Company plans 800MW of new onshore wind farms in Oklahoma and Texas
- Texas power use hits monthly record again with many more to come
- PUC creates map of Texas critical resources to prevent major power outages
- How crypto mining could impact Texas’ power grid in years to come
- Protecting The Power Grid Through Cyber-Physical Threat Response
- Another nuclear plant closes: Get ready for electricity shortages
- NERC Plans Big Budget Hike for 2023
- S. says it will cut costs for clean energy projects on public lands
- CPS Energy lands major solar deal with Consolidated Edison
- Ørsted to acquire 121MW onshore wind farm in Illinois
- Interior approves big power line for renewables in S. West
- P2800-Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Inverter-Based Resources Interconnecting with Associated Transmission Electric Power Systems – Timeline and Milestones
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 NERC & REGULATORY EVENTS
Upcoming NERC Events:
- 06/06/2022 – Project 2020-04 – Modifications to CIP-012 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/07/2022 – Project 2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 SAR Drafting Team
- 06/07/2022 – Project 2016-02 Modifications to CIP Standards Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/07/2022 – Project 2021-06 Modifications to IRO-010 and TOP-003 Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/07/2022 – Project 2021-08 – Modifications to FAC-008 SAR Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/08/2022 – SITES Monthly Meeting
- 06/08/2022 – Project 2020-04 Modifications to CIP-012 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/09/2022 – Project 2021-06 Modifications to IRO-010 and TOP-003 Drafting Team Meeting
- 06/09/2022 – Security Working Group Monthly Meeting
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- 06/07/2022 – Reliability 101: Registration and Certification
- 06/09/2022 – Reliability 101: Standards Development
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 06/07/2022 – Steady State Working Group (SSWG) Meeting
- 06/07/2022 – Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) Meeting – Webex Only
- 06/07/2022 – Special Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting – Webex Only
- 06/08/2022 – Steady State Working Group (SSWG) Meeting
- 06/09/2022 – Operations Training Working Group (OTWG) Meeting – Webex Only
- 06/09/2022 – Steady State Working Group (SSWG) Meeting
- 06/09/2022 – Protocols Revision Subcommittee Meeting – Webex Only
- 06/10/2022 – Inverter Based Resources Task Force (IBRTF) 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
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