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By Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC on Thursday proposed changes to NERC’s draft critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standard addressing the cybersecurity of real-time communications between control centers. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which builds on a proposal by NERC, seeks comment on requiring the electric reliability organization to add protections on...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC on Thursday proposed changes to NERC’s draft critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standard addressing the cybersecurity of real-time communications between control centers. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which builds on a proposal by NERC, seeks comment on requiring the electric reliability organization to add protections on...

The standard authorization request (SAR) was prepared by the Inverter-Based Resource Performance Task Force (IRPTF), based on disturbance analyses and the development of the PRC-024-2 Gaps Whitepaper. The IRPTF identified potential modifications to PRC-024-2 to "ensure inverter-based generator owners, operators, developers and equipment manufacturers understand the intent of the standard."...

The standard authorization request (SAR) was prepared by the Inverter-Based Resource Performance Task Force (IRPTF), based on disturbance analyses and the development of the PRC-024-2 Gaps Whitepaper. The IRPTF identified potential modifications to PRC-024-2 to "ensure inverter-based generator owners, operators, developers and equipment manufacturers understand the intent of the standard."...

By Michael Brooks CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There was no stated theme to this year’s Transmission Resiliency Summit, held at Electric Power Research Institute laboratories last week, but some common motifs ran through the event. The North American Transmission Forum (NATF), headquartered less than 6 miles west of the EPRI labs,...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. ATLANTA — Despite the ongoing shift to renewables, the Eastern Interconnection has sufficient inertia to maintain system frequency for at least the next five years, according to a study released Thursday. The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC), a group of 20 planning coordinators, conducted the study...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...