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September 16, 2024

Reliability

NERC
Webinar Examines How FERC Could Use Interregional Transmission Study
Congress and FERC will need to act to update its rules on interregional transmission planning, and likely permitting, if NERC’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study is going to be of any use, experts said on a webinar hosted by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.
DNV
Study: HVDC Needs Standards to Take off in US
Before the use of HVDC transmission lines can be expanded in the U.S., the offshore wind industry needs to set some standards, according to a joint company survey.
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Mass. DPU Approves 1st Round of Utility Grid Modernization Plans
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved grid modernization plans from electric distribution companies to handle increasing electrification and the deployment of distributed resources.
ERCOT
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Aug. 19-20, 2024
ERCOT’s rule change to the Nodal Operating Guide that imposes voltage ride-through requirements on inverter-based resources has been partially approved, but much work remains.
Convergent Energy and Power
NYISO Tariff Revisions Include Uncertainty Reserve
NYISO staff presented tariff revisions that may be deployed as early as Q1 of 2026 to account for the uncertainty of wind and solar energy forecasts.
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Fate of Appalachian Power’s Coal Plants Debated in RPS Proceeding
The fate of two coal plants owned by AEP’s Appalachian Power is generating debate in a proceeding to approve the utility’s renewable portfolio standard plan at the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
PJM
PJM OC Briefs: Aug. 8, 2024
The Operating Committee discussed PJM’s timeline for addressing technological and operational challenges the RTO plans to address over the next four years.
Eversource
Demand Growth and Extreme Weather: The Grid’s New Normal
CAISO CEO Elliot Mainzer, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas and MISO's Todd Hillman joined a USEA webinar to discuss grid reliability amid increases in extreme weather and load growth.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Highlights Demand Growth, OSW Progress
Dominion earned $572 million in the second quarter of 2024 and logged six new peak demand records in July on the back of Virginia’s continued electricity consumption growth.
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Maryland PSC Approves Grid Upgrades for New Data Center
Maryland has been promoting itself as a nearby, attractive alternative to Northern Virginia, and data center developers are starting to take a closer look.

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