COMPLIANCE & RELIABILITY NEWSLETTER: NERC & REGIONAL ENTITY EDITION – US – Week of October 10 – 21, 2022
IMPORTANT ENERGY, COMPLIANCE, & REGULATORY NEWS:
- Demand for Clean Energy and Sustainability Drives Wind Turbine Control Market
- Abbott Taps Pablo Vegas as New President & CEO of ERCOT
- Crypto Energy Study Shrugged Off by Agencies, Irking Lawmaker
- Consolidated Edison sells renewable energy businesses to Germany’s RWE for $6.8B
- Duke Energy outlines progress on clean energy transition
- New rules for electric vehicles tax credits raise concerns under S. international obligations
- FERC Investigation Faults ISO-NE in Capacity Market Fraud
- New Jersey proposes energy storage incentives to reach 2GW deployment target
- County’s Electric School Buses to Provide Synch Reserves for PJM
- PJM Interconnection Appoints Carl Coscia as Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
- NuQuest Energy submits 1 GW of solar to surging MISO queue
- FERC Rejects Proposal for Penalty-free Load Exits from MISO
- MISO seeing record number of requests for interconnections in 2022
- Dodging Blackouts, California Faces New Questions on Its Power Supply
- NYISO Predicts Troubled Energy Future
- SPP RTO Expansion Into Western Interconnection Details Projected Savings
- Southern Ends Fight With Ga. Nuclear Plant Partner
- Germany’s RWE agrees to 2030 coal phase-out
- Crews from Xcel Energy join others from West Texas assisting after Hurricane Ian
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:
- 10/11/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 10/12/2022 – Organization Registration and Certification Subcommittee (ORCS) October Meeting (Hybrid Meeting)
- 10/12/2022 – ERO Monitoring Subcommittee (EROMS) October Meeting (Hybrid Meeting)
- 10/12/2022 – Member Representatives Committee (MRC) Pre-Meeting and Informational Session Webinar
- 10/13/2022 – Compliance and Certification Committee (CCC) Main Meeting (Hybrid Meeting)
- 10/13/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – Project 2022-03 Energy Assurance with Energy-Constrained Resources Drafting Team Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – Security Working Group Monthly Meeting
- 10/14/2022 – Project 2017-01 Modifications to BAL-003 Phase II Drafting Team Meeting
- 10/17/2022 – Project 2021-08 Modifications to FAC-008 Standard Drafting Team Meeting
- 10/17/2022 – Supply Chain Working Group Monthly Meeting
- 10/18/2022 – Industry Webinar: Project 2021-01 Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019
- 10/18/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – Standards Committee Teleconference WebEx
- 10/20/2022 – Synchronized Measurement Working Group Hybrid Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – Project 2022-02 Modifications to TPL-001 and MOD-032 Standard Drafting Team
- 10/20/2022 – Monitoring & Situational Awareness Technical Conference – Session 3
- 10/20/2022 – Project 2021-07 Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness, & Coordination SDT Meeting
- 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
- 09/29/2022 – 11/11/2022 – Draft Supply Chain Security Guides on Open Source Software Provenance | Comments
- 09/29/2022 – 11/14/2022 – Project 2021-01 – Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 | Draft 1| Comments
- 11/04/2022 – 11/14/2022 – Project 2021-01 – Modifications to MOD-025 and PRC-019 | Draft 1| Ballot
Other NERC News:
- Nomination Period Open for Exam Working Group – Nominations
- 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
- 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
- FER/C Issuances
Upcoming NERC Standards for 2022:
| US Effective Date | Reliability Standard(s) |
| 01/01/2023 | TPL-007-4 – Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events (Requirements R3, R4, 4.1. 4.1.1–4.1.2, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3.1, R8, 8.1, 8.1.1–8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.3.1) |
Upcoming MRO Events:
- 10/11/2022 – CMEP Advisory Council Monthly Call
- 10/12/2022 – NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Weekly Web Meeting
- 10/12/2022 – Cold Weather Preparedness Workshop
Upcoming NPCC Events:
- 10/13/2022 – DER VER Forum
Upcoming RF Events:
- 10/18/2022 – GridSecCon 2022
- 10/19/2022 – GridSecCon 2022
Upcoming SERC Events:
- 10/12/2022 – Variable Energy Resources Working Group
- 10/20/2022 – 2022 Extreme Weather Webinar
Upcoming Texas RE Events:
- 10/20/2022 – NERC Standards Review Forum (NSRF) Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – Monitoring and Situational Awareness Technical Conference
Upcoming WECC Events:
- 10/11/2022 – SRS – System Review Subcommittee Modeling Improvement Workshop
- 10/11/2022 – OAWG – Oscillations Analysis Work Group Closed
- 10/12/2022 – PCDS – Production Cost Data Subcommittee
- 10/12/2022 – SRS – System Review Subcommittee
- 10/12/2022 – PTF – Path Task Force
- 10/13/2022 – TELWG – Telecommunications Work Group
- 10/13/2022 – SRS – System Review Subcommittee
- 10/13/2022 – LDESAG – Long-Duration Energy Storage Assessment Advisory Group
- 10/14/2022 – TELWG – Telecommunications Work Group Closed
- 10/17/2022 – ATFWG – After-the-Fact Work Group
- 10/17/2022 – ISAS – Interchange Scheduling and Accounting Subcommittee
- 10/18/2022 – ISAS – Interchange Scheduling and Accounting Subcommittee
- 10/18/2022 – WECC-0149 Table Revision Process Drafting Team
- 10/18/2022 – RAC – Reliability Assessment Committee
- 10/18/2022 – UFLSWG – Underfrequency Load Shedding Work Group
- 10/19/2022 – RAC – Reliability Assessment Committee
- 10/19/2022 – IBR – Inverter Based Resources Modeling Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – PSWG – Physical Security Work Group Closed
- 10/19/2022 – Strategic Alignment Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – RRC – Reliability Risk Committee
- 10/20/2022 – WECC-0147 BAL-004-WECC-4 ATEC Drafting Team
- 10/20/2022 – Compliance Open Webinar
UPCOMING ISO EVENTS
Upcoming California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Events:
- 10/11/2022 – Web Conference: Extended Day-Ahead Market Settlements Workshop
- 10/11/2022 – Web Conference: Technical User Group
- 10/12/2022 – Web Conference: Settlement User Group
- 10/14/2022 – Deadline: Comments due – Transmission Planning Process Enhancements
- 10/17/2022 – Teleconference: Market Surveillance Committee General Session (Tentative)
- 10/18/2022 – Deadline: Comments due – BPM Proposed Revision Requests PRR 1449-1472
- 10/18/2022 – Web Conference: Release User Group
- 10/19/2022 – Web Conference: Congestion Revenue Rights Customer Partnership Group
- 10/20/2022 – Teleconference: Market Update
- 10/21/2022 – Web Conference: Market Surveillance Committee General Session (Tentative)
Recent Documents (October):
Upcoming Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT ISO) Events:
- 10/10/2022 – Credit Monitoring Working Group (CMWG) Meeting by WebEx Only
- 10/11/2022 – Retail Market Subcommittee (RMS) Meeting
- 10/11/2022 – Market Readiness Meetings (QSEs for MOTE/FFRA/FFSS changes) by Webex Only
- 10/11/2022 – Lubbock Retail Integration Task Force (LRITF) Meeting
- 10/12/2022 – Wholesale Market Subcommittee (WMS) Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – Operations Training Working Group (OTWG) Meeting by WebEx Only
- 10/13/2022 – Protocol Revision Subcommittee (PRS) Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – Market Coordination Team (MCT) Meeting by Webex Only
- 10/14/2022 – Inverter Based Resources Task Force (IBRTF) Meeting by WebEx Only
- 10/14/2022 – Profile Working Group (PWG) Meeting
- 10/17/2022 – HR and Governance Committee Meeting
- 10/17/2022 – Reliability and Markets Committee
- 10/18/2022 – Finance & Audit Committee Meeting
- 10/18/2022 – Board of Directors Meeting
- 10/18/2022 – Network Data Support Working Group (NDSWG) Meeting
- 10/18/2022 – Dynamics Working Group (DWG) Meeting by Webex Only
- 10/19/2022 – CWG/MCWG Meeting by Webex Only
- 10/19/2022 – Regional Planning Group (RPG) Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – Market Coordination Team (MCT) Meeting by Webex Only
- 10/19/2022 – Planning Working Group (PLWG) Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – Texas SET WG Meeting by Webex Only
- 10/20/2022 – Texas Data Transport and MarkeTrak Systems Working Group (TDTMS) Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – Resource Integration Working Group (RIWG) Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – PUCT Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – Performance, Disturbance, Compliance Working Group (PDCWG) Meeting
- 10/21/2022 – Wholesale Market Working Group (WMWG) Meeting by WebEx Only
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
- 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
- NPRR1112 – Reduction of Unsecured Credit Limits
- NPRR1131 – Controllable Load Resource Participation in Non-Spin
- 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)
Upcoming Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) Events:
- 10/10/2022 – West Technical Study Task Force (WTSTF)
- 10/10/2022 – Interconnection Process Working Group (IPWG)
- 10/10/2022 – South Technical Study Task Force (STSTF)
- 10/11/2022 – Planning Subcommittee (PSC)
- 10/12/2022 – Resource Adequacy Subcommittee (RASC)
- 10/13/2022 – Market Subcommittee (MSC)
- 10/13/2022 – Organization of MISO States (OMS) Special Board Meeting
- 10/14/2022 – Office Hours: Resource Adequacy (RA Tier 2) Hours, Schedule 53, SAC
- 10/14/2022 – RFP Informational Meeting – Hiple to IN/MI State Border 345 kV Project
- 10/14/2022 – Modeling Users Group (MUG) Closed ICCP in MMM Training
- 10/17/2022 – FERC Order 881 Coordination with Impacted Members Workshop (Closed)
- 10/18/2022 – Executive Update
- 10/18/2022 – Regional Expansion Criteria and Benefits Working Group (RECBWG)
- 10/18/2022 – NERC FAC-011 Std Change Impacts – SOL Limits Task Team
- 10/19/2022 – Planning Advisory Committee (PAC)
- 10/19/2022 – OMS Cost Allocation Principles Committee Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – MISO Applications Users Group (MAUG)
- 10/20/2022 – Organization of MISO States (OMS) Board of Directors
- 10/20/2022 – Reliability Subcommittee (RSC)
- 10/20/2022 – Winter Readiness Workshop
- 10/21/2022 – Distributed Energy Resources Task Force (DERTF)
- 10/21/2022 – Office Hours: PowerGADS, Seasonal GVTC, Forecasting
Recent Documents & Helpful Resources:
Upcoming Independent System Operator – New England (ISONE) Events:
- 10/10/2022 – Indigenous Peoples’/Columbus Day Holiday
- 10/11/2022 – NEPOOL Budget & Finance Subcommittee Meeting
- 10/12/2022 – NEPOOL Markets Committee Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – NEPOOL Markets Committee Meeting
- 10/14/2022 – NEPOOL Power Supply Planning Committee Meeting
- 10/14/2022 – NEPOOL Membership Subcommittee Meeting
- 10/18/2022 – Forward Capacity Market (FCM 101) – Virtual
- 10/18/2022 – NEPOOL Reliability Committee Meeting
- 10/18/2022 – NEPOOL Markets and Reliability Committee Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – Forward Capacity Market (FCM 101) – Virtual
- 10/19/2022 – Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
- 10/20/2022 – Forward Capacity Market (FCM 101) – Virtual
- 10/21/2022 – Future Grid Reliability Study Public Meeting
Recent Documents & Helpful Resources:
Upcoming New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) Events:10/12/2022 – Business Issues Committee (BIC)
- 10/13/2022 – Operating Committee (OC)
- 10/14/2022 – NY State Reliability Council – Executive Committee (NYSRC-EC)
- 10/17/2022 – Transmission Planning Advisory Subcommittee/Interconnection Project Facilities Study Working Group (TPAS/IPFSWG)
- 10/18/2022 – Management Committee (MC) Liaison
- 10/19/2022 – Installed Capacity/Market Issues Working Group/ Price-Responsive Load Working Group (ICAP/MIWG/PRLWG)
- 10/20/2022 – Installed Capacity/Market Issues Working Group/ Price-Responsive Load Working Group (ICAP/MIWG/PRLWG)
- 10/21/2022 – Load Forecasting Task Force (LFTF)
Recent Documents & Helpful Resources:
- MANUALS, TECHNICAL BULLETINS & GUIDES
- CORPORATE & PLANNING REPORTS
- REGULATORY RESOURCES
- TARIFFS, FERC FILINGS & ORDERS
- RELIABILITY COMPLIANCE
Upcoming PJM Events:
- 10/11/2022 – Resource Adequacy Senior Task Force
- 10/12/2022 – Electric Gas Coordination Senior Task Force
- 10/12/2022 – Clean Attribute Procurement Senior Task Force
- 10/13/2022 – Subregional RTEP Committee – Mid-Atlantic
- 10/13/2022 – Subregional RTEP Committee – Southern
- 10/13/2022 – MIC Special Session – Capacity Offer Opportunities for Generation with Co-Located Load
- 10/14/2022 – Subregional RTEP Committee – Western
- 10/17/2022 – PC Special Session – CIRS for ELCC Resources
- 10/18/2022 – Dispatcher Training Subcommittee
- 10/18/2022 – Market Settlements Subcommittee
- 10/18/2022 – Tech Change Forum
- 10/19/2022 – Regulation Market Design Senior Task Force
- 10/19/2022 – Risk Management Committee
- 10/20/2022 – Combined Cycle Modeling Education Workshop
- 10/20/2022 – Relay Testing Subcommittee
- 10/20/2022 – Reactive Power Compensation Task Force
- 10/20/2022 – Finance Committee – Public Materials Only (No Registration)
- 10/21/2022 – DER & Inverter-Based Resources Subcommittee
- 10/21/2022 – Reliability Standards & Compliance Subcommittee
- 10/21/2022 – Dynamic Line Ratings Task Force
Recent Documents & Helpful Resources:
Upcoming Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Events:
- 10/10/2022 – Reliability Compliance Advisory Group Net Conference
- 10/10/2022 – Ambient Adjusted Ratings Implementation Task Force Net Conference
- 10/10/2022 – 10/11/2022 – Markets and Operations Policy Committee
- 10/11/2022 – ECC Expansion Task Force Net Conference
- 10/11/2022 – MDAG Focus Group Net Conference
- 10/12/2022 – Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
- 10/12/2022 – Oversight Committee Meeting
- 10/12/2022 – 10/13/2022 – Settlements User Conference
- 10/12/2022 – 10/13/2022 – WRWG/WREC Face to Face
- 10/13/2022 – Finance Committee Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – Human Resources Committee Meeting
- 10/13/2022 – Enhanced Curtailment Calculator Working Group Net Conference
- 10/13/2022 – MDAG Manual Task Force Net Conference
- 10/13/2022 – Markets Release 10 Testing Kickoff Net Conference
- 10/17/2022 – WEIS Resource Adequacy Task Force Net Conference
- 10/17/2022 – Operations Training User Forum Face-to-Face
- 10/17/2022 – Transmission Owner Selection Process Task Force Net Conference
- 10/18/2022 – Unscheduled Flow Committee Net Conference
- 10/18/2022 – 10/19/2022 – Market Working Group Face-to-Face
- 10/19/2022 – Improved Resource Availability Task Force Meeting
- 10/19/2022 – System Operating Limits Methodology Task Force Net Conference
- 10/20/2022 – Regional Tariff Working Group Net Conference
- 10/20/2022 – Model Development Advisory Group Net Conference
- 10/20/2022 – Credit Practices Working Group Net Conference
- 10/20/2022 – Change User Forum Net Conference