With data centers already causing “major disturbances” on the grid, the industry could learn lessons from the recent growth and implementation of IBRs, according to a new Elevate Energy Consulting study.

FERC approved four proposed reliability standards: three relating to inverter-based resources and one for extreme weather planning.

To build a reliable, affordable and clean electric power system, the U.S. energy industry and customers will need to shift their thinking about what a reliable system looks like, according to a study from nonprofit think tank Energy Innovation Policy & Technology.

In a filing, NERC told FERC it estimates more than 850 inverter-based resources will need to be registered under new criteria.

Consultant Terry Brinker warns about potentially hundreds of facilities being included in NERC's IBR rules, where fines and penalties can be as high as $1 million a day per violation.

FERC accepted NERC's five-year performance assessment while seeking comments on its proposal to adopt two standards related to inverter-based resources.

NERC's Standards Committee passed a slate of actions in its monthly meeting.

NERC submitted five reliability standards to FERC this week as the first tranche of rules governing inverter-based resources mandated in an order last year.

NERC's Standards Committee approved several standards actions at its monthly conference call.

NERC's Board of Trustees voted to accept five new standards aimed at satisfying FERC's directive on inverter-based resources.