COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC/TRE/ERCOT EDITION – Week of October 03 – 07, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- The following NERC Reliability Standards and requirements are effective October 1st:
- NERC Launches First Reliability Vignette
- Nomination Period Opens for Member Representatives Committee Annual Sector Election
- ERCOT revised their communications protocols procedure manual
- Interconnected grid for energy security
- ERCOT interim CEO Brad Jones blames the grid’s 2021 failures on organization’s mixed-up priorities
- Austin Energy, ERCOT explain why electric bills continue to skyrocket
- Austin Energy customers could see $20 increase on bills
- Barrasso: Long-Duration Energy Storage is Critical for Maintaining Electric Reliability
- Grid Reliability Must Be Top Priority as Nation Reduces Carbon
- Renewables and battery storage leave coal in the dust as main Texas grid greens power mix
- Report: Texas has the most major power outages of any state in the S.
- Texas to require most power plants to prepare for weather from 0 to 96 degrees
- Texas Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan set to increase EV charging stations across the state and in West Texas
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:
- 10/03/2022 – Reliability Issues Steering Committee (RISC) Meeting
- 10/06/2022 – Monitoring & Situational Awareness Technical Conference – Session 2
- 08/17/2022 – 10/07/2022 – Project 2016-02 – Modifications to CIP Standards | Virtualization – Draft 4 – Comments
- 09/21/2022 – 10/07/2022 – Project 2016-02 – Modifications to CIP Standards | Virtualization – Draft 4 – Ballot
- 09/13/2022 – 10/08/2022 – Draft Security Guideline for the Electricity Sector | Comment form | Email
- 10/31/2022 – 11/09/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 | Draft 2 | Ballot
- 09/19/2022 – 11/03/2022 – Comment Period Open for Two Draft Supply Chain Security Guidelines | Comments
- 09/26/2022 – 11/09/2022 – Project 2021-04 – Modifications to PRC-002 | Draft 2 | Comments
Other NERC News:
- Standards Commenting and Balloting System Login Platform Update (ERO Portal) Coming October 19, 2022
- Updated CIP-014-3 R1 Practice Guide
- Inverter-Based Resource Strategy Document
- Inverter-Based Resources Quick Reference Guide
- Modification to CIP Standards Webinar
- Monitoring and Situational Awareness Technical Conference Session 2 – October 6, 2022 | Register | Agenda
- GridSecCon 2022 – October 18–19, 2022 | Register
- Project 2020-03 Supply Chain Low Impact Revisions Industry Webinar – Slide Presentation – Recording
- NERC Rules of Procedure Updated
- Recommendations for Simulation Improvement and Techniques Related to DER Planning White Paper
- Panhandle Wind Disturbance: Joint NERC and Texas RE Staff Report
- Surveys Open for Reliability/Security Guidelines
- Reliability/Security Guidelines Effectiveness Survey
- Aggregated Cold Weather Preparations Report Posted
- FERC Issuances
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
| US Effective Date | Reliability Standard(s) |
| 01/01/2023 | CIP-005-7 – Cyber Security – Electronic Security Perimeter(s) |
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
Upcoming PUCT Events:
- 10/06/2022 – Open Meeting
UPCOMING ERCOT EVENTS
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 10/03/2022 – Lubbock Retail Integration Task Force (LRITF) Meeting
- 10/04/2022 – Market Readiness Meetings (QSEs for MOTE/FFRA/FFSS changes) by Webex Only
- 10/05/2022 – Retail Market Training Task Force (RMTTF) Meeting
- 10/06/2022 – PUCT Open Meeting
- 10/07/2022 – Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIPWG) 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
- 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
- NPRR1112 – Reduction of Unsecured Credit Limits
- NPRR1118 – Clarifications to the OSA Process
- NPRR1126 – Default Uplift Allocation Enhancement
- NPRR1127 – Clarification of ERCOT Hotline Uses
- NPRR1128 – Allow FFR Procurement up to FFR Limit Without Proration
- 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
- NPRR1143 – Provide ERCOT Flexibility to Determine When ESRs May Charge During an EEA Level 3
- NPRR1144 – Station Service Backup Power Metering
- NPRR1145 – Use of State Estimator-Calculated ERCOT-Wide TLFs in Lieu of Seasonal Base Case ERCOT-Wide TLFs for Settlement
- NPRR1146 – Credit Changes to Appropriately Reflect TAO Exposure
- NPRR1147 – Update and Improve Notification and Evaluation Processes Associated with Reliability Must-Run (RMR)
- NPRR1148 – Language Cleanup Related to ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)
- NPRR1149 – Implementation of Systematic Ancillary Service Failed Quantity Charge
- NPRR1150 – Related to NOGRR230, WAN Participant Security
- NPRR1151 – Protocol Revision Subcommittee Meeting Requirement
Recently Approved NPRR, in the Last 30 Days
- 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
- NPRR1085 – Ensuring Continuous Validity of Physical Responsive Capability (PRC) & Dispatch through Timely Changes to Resource Telemetry and Current Operating Plans (COPs)
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
- NOGRR241 – Related to NPRR1127, Clarification of ERCOT Hotline Uses
- NOGRR242 – Update POIB References
- NOGRR243 – Implementation of Seasonal Load Shed Tables
Active Planning Guide Revision Requests
- PGRR073 – Related to NPRR956, Designation of Providers of Transmission Additions
Active Other Binding Documents Revision Requests
- OBDRR041 – Updates to Requirements for Aggregate Load Participation in the ERCOT Markets
- OBDRR043 – Related to NPRR1148, Language Cleanup Related to ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS)