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PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Aug. 11, 2022

Aug 14, 2022
Rich Heidorn Jr.

PJM's Operating Committee heard proposals on improving the dispatch of renewables, changes to max emergency status and a new cold weather advisory.


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NERC Hits SPP, SRP for $406K in Penalties

Bureau of Reclamation also Knocked for Facility Ratings Violations
May 3, 2022
Holden Mann

FERC approved a slate of penalties against an electric utility, an RTO and a government agency for violations of NERC reliability standards.


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NERC Standards Committee Moves Projects Forward

Apr 20, 2022
Holden Mann

NERC's Standards Committee voted to move forward with five standards projects, with only two agenda items sparking any debate.


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FERC Approves $132K Penalty Against APS

Violations by WAPA, TVA Result in No Penalties, per Court Ruling
Apr 6, 2022
Holden Mann

FERC approved two settlements between WECC and APS and WECC and WAPA, as well as one between SERC and TVA, for violating NERC standards.


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FERC Approves Cold Weather Standards

New Requirements to Take Effect April 1, 2023
Aug 25, 2021
Holden Mann

FERC approved NERC's proposed cold weather reliability standards in an order that recognized more standards would likely be necessary in the future.


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Utilities Urged to Prepare for Cold Weather Standards at NAES-NERC Conference

RF’s Urban Emphasizes Importance of Early Preparedness
Aug 5, 2021
Holden Mann
ReliabilityFirst's Don Urban discussed NERC's new cold weather standards at this year's NAES-NERC conference, urging utilities to start implementation early.
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FERC, ERO Issue Assessment Recommendations

Jul 8, 2021
Holden Mann
In a new report, FERC and the ERO Enterprise detailed recommendations for utilities to improve the performance of their real-time assessments.
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NERC Board OKs Cold Weather Standards

FERC Approval to be Sought
Jun 13, 2021
Rich Heidorn Jr.
NERC's board approved standards requiring generators to protect their units against freezing and share their cold weather operating parameters.
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NERC Cold Weather Team to Seek Faster Finish

Proposals near Stakeholder Approval on 1st Ballot
Mar 15, 2021
Holden Mann
NERC is considering accelerating the schedule for its cold weather standard project (Project 2019-06) after last month’s winter storm that led to prolonged mass outages in Texas lent a fresh urgency to the effort, project leaders told the standard drafting team (SDT) in a conference call Monday. NERC Senior Standards...
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Cold Weather Standards Team Sticking to Year-end Target

Schedule not Impacted by Texas Outages, FERC-NERC Inquiry
Feb 25, 2021
Holden Mann
The team modifying NERC’s standards for cold weather preparedness confirmed in a webinar Thursday that the joint inquiry by the ERO and FERC into the recent power outages in Texas and neighboring states will not affect its schedule for completing Project 2019-06, which remains on track to be finished "by...
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