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NERC Standards Committee Briefs: March 20, 2019

Chair Urges Comments on Standards Efficiency Review
Mar 24, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
NERC Standards Committee Chair Andrew Gallo urged committee members Wednesday to file comments on Phase 2 of NERC’s Standards Efficiency Review before Friday’s deadline. Howard Gugel | © RTO Insider Gallo made his comments after Howard Gugel, NERC senior director of engineering and standards, presented an update on the review,...
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NERC Standards Committee Briefs: March 20, 2019

Chair Urges Comments on Standards Efficiency Review
Mar 24, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
NERC Standards Committee Chair Andrew Gallo urged committee members Wednesday to file comments on Phase 2 of NERC’s Standards Efficiency Review before Friday’s deadline. Howard Gugel | © RTO Insider Gallo made his comments after Howard Gugel, NERC senior director of engineering and standards, presented an update on the review,...
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NERC Survey Highlights Alignment, Transparency Concerns

Mar 18, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
By Rich Heidorn Jr. WASHINGTON — NERC stakeholders continue to complain of inconsistent oversight between regions and want the Electric Reliability Organization to provide faster and more transparent enforcement, according to the results of the biennial ERO Enterprise Effectiveness Survey. Ted Hobson | © RTO Insider Ted Hobson, chief compliance...
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NERC CCC Briefs: March 12, 2019

General Counsel: Security more Important than Compliance
Mar 18, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
WASHINGTON — After 12 years as the FERC-delegated Electric Reliability Organization, it’s time for NERC to reconsider its approach, General Counsel Charles Berardesco told the Compliance and Certification Committee (CCC) last week. About 50 utility and RTO officials and NERC staff attended the Compliance and Certification Committee meeting at Edison...
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NERC Survey Highlights Alignment, Transparency Concerns

Mar 18, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
By Rich Heidorn Jr. WASHINGTON — NERC stakeholders continue to complain of inconsistent oversight between regions and want the Electric Reliability Organization to provide faster and more transparent enforcement, according to the results of the biennial ERO Enterprise Effectiveness Survey. Ted Hobson | © RTO Insider Ted Hobson, chief compliance...
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NERC Seeks $10M Fine for Duke Energy Security Lapses

Feb 2, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
By Rich Heidorn Jr. NERC has recommended a $10 million fine on an unidentified utility for repeated violations of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards over more than three years that exposed a "lack of management engagement, support and accountability." Energywire and The Wall Street Journal reported that the unnamed...
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NERC Issues $10M Fine for Security Lapses

Jan 31, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
NERC Issues $10M Fine for Security Lapses By Rich Heidorn Jr. NERC has recommended a $10 million fine on an unidentified utility for repeated violations of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards over more than three years that exposed a "lack of management engagement, support and accountability." In a...
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NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Jan. 23, 2019

Jan 28, 2019
Rich Heidorn Jr.
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Jan. 23, 2019 "This may be the quickest meeting we’ve ever had," NERC Standards Committee Chair Andrew Gallo marveled after gaveling the committee to a close after a lickety-split 33-minute conference call Wednesday. Team Gets Go Ahead on Standards Retirement Review Members unanimously voted to...
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NERC Offers Upbeat Long-term Assessment

Dec 20, 2018
Rich Heidorn Jr.
NERC Offers Upbeat Long-term Assessment By Rich Heidorn Jr. NERC offered a mostly upbeat report on the long-term health of the nation’s grid Thursday, celebrating results from its first interconnection-wide frequency response studies while highlighting the need to model the increasing volume of distributed resources and supplement variable generation...
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NERC Releases ‘Stress Test’ Analysis of Gen Retirements

Dec 18, 2018
Michael Brooks
NERC Releases ‘Stress Test’ Analysis of Gen Retirements By Michael Brooks NERC on Tuesday warned that faster-than-expected coal and nuclear plant retirements could jeopardize reliability if grid operators are not prepared. "If these retirements happen faster than the system can respond with replacement generation, including any necessary transmission facilities...
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