EPE COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – Week of June 27 – July 01, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- FERC issues Order approving Reliability Standard CIP-014-3, which modifies the compliance section of Reliability Standard CIP-014-2, eliminating the requirement that all evidence to comply with this standard be kept at the TO’s or TOP’s FAC-014-3 became effective June 16, 2022.
- This Might Be Texas’ Hottest Summer Yet, ERCOT Report Estimates
- Do you know the difference between a local outage and an ERCOT-mandated rolling blackout?
- Changes to Texas’ power grid costing state hundreds of millions of dollars
- ERCOT: Despite Political Gasconading, the Texas Electric Grid Will Hold This Summer
- Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent buys 400MWh standalone storage projects in ERCOT
- ‘This summer we could have the worst case’-Concerns mount about TX power grid and ERCOT amid record heat
- FERC proposes rules to enhance power system reliability against extreme weather
- Austin Utilities on how to conserve energy with summer heat stressing power grids
- Texas power grid changes cost the state millions in the first five months of 2022
- Texas Railroad Commission to Host ‘Emergency Operations Plan’ Webinar June 29th
- More electric vehicle charging stations may pop up around Texas
- What you need to know about solar energy in Texas as summer heats up
- Texas Turns To Renewables As Electricity Demand Soars To Record Highs
- Triple-digit temperatures and record usage led to mid-June power outages, Oncor says
- As Texas increases renewable energy production, grid capacity and transmission haven’t caught up
- Renewables Ride To The Rescue As Texas Bakes Under Withering Heat
- NERC introduces new resources to help industry better understand grid transformation
- Clearway Energy Group LLC Announces Consortium to Spend Over $6bn on Solar Modules and Support Expansion of Domestic Supply Chain
- Texas Electricity Prices Up After Post-Blackout Directives, State Increasing Capacity and Caution
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
- ERO Enterprise Program Alignment Process
- 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 Webinar on Real-Time Assessments
- SERC Real-Time Assessment Training Module
- 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
- NSA Network Infrastructure Security Guide
- CIP Risk Factor Changes Informal Webinar materials posted
UPCOMING NERC & REGULATORY EVENTS
Upcoming NERC Events:
NERC Standard Drafting Team/Project Events:
- 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 – 07/08/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 – Draft 1 – Join Ballot Pools
- 06/09/2022 – 07/25/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 – Draft 1 – Comment Period
- 06/27/2022 – 07/06/2022 – Project 2020-06 – Verifications of Models and Data for Generators (MOD-026-2) – Ballot
- 06/20/2022 – 07/15/2022 – Supplemental Drafting Team Nomination Period Open for Project 2021-02 (Modifications to VAR002)
- 06/22/2022 – 07/21/2022 – Nomination Period Open for Project 2022-03 Energy Assurance with Energy Constrained Resources
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- 06/28/2022 – Reliability 101: Initial Engagement Submissions
- 06/29/2022 – Reliability 101: Navigating Noncompliance Resolution
- 06/30/2022 – Reliability 101: NERC Data Collection, Events Analysis, and Guidelines
Upcoming PUCT Events:
- 06/30/2022 – Open Meeting
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 06/27/2022 – Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting
- 06/28/2022 – Resource Integration Working Group (RIWG) Meeting by Webex Only
- 06/29/2022 – Large Flexible Load Task Force (LFLTF) Meeting
- 06/30/2022 – PUCT 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
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
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