inverter-based resources (IBRs)
NERC released an industry survey on emerging security risks to the grid, along with material helping owners of inverter-based resources register with the ERO.
NERC Chief Engineer Mark Lauby said the North American grid already has measures in place to prevent the mishaps that led to April's blackout in Spain and Portugal.
Analysis from a Grid Strategies expert indicates that the issues that caused the Iberian Peninsula blackout are unlikely to occur in the U.S.
At the quarterly meeting of NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee, NERC Chief Engineer Mark Lauby reminded members that the industry is facing “a busy time” dealing with the growing number of risks to grid reliability.
The month of May saw one spin event to PJM, a shared reserve event, three high-system-voltage actions and 24 post-contingency local load relief warnings, according to the RTO’s monthly operating metrics.
The PJM Market Implementation Committee discussed a proposal to allow demand response resources to participate in the regulation market when there are energy injections at the same point of interconnection to the distribution grid.
NERC will open ballots soon on the latest standard aimed at satisfying FERC's order to address reliability of inverter-based resources.
NERC's Standards Committee moved forward with multiple standards development projects, while rejecting one standard request as proposed by a development team.
NERC's Summer Reliability Assessment found that energy shortfalls are possible this summer in the middle of North America, New England and Baja California.
The Texas Public Utility Commission’s staff are drafting a rule codifying a process for exemption requests from ERCOT reliability requirements.
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