Responses to NERC's Level 2 alert indicate widespread issues with performance of inverter-based resources.

MISO has agreed to pay an $815,000 penalty for a pair of NERC violations committed over the summer.

FERC OK'd the 2024 business plans and budgets for the ERO, though Commissioner James Danly called for “a significant improvement in … speed and agility.”  

FERC agreed that PJM could recover a $140,000 penalty for violating NERC reliability standards from ratepayers.

NERC's trustees met in Ottawa to approve changes to the organization's standards development process and the final 2024 budget.

Utilities can learn as much from their close calls as from their accidents, presenters told ReliabilityFirst’s annual Human Performance Workshop.  

ReliabilityFirst staff urged utilities to take advantage of the regional entity's voluntary winter preparedness consultations.

Six Exelon utilities have agreed to pay ReliabilityFirst $1.8 million for violating NERC's reliability standards.

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EROs are increasing their budgets for 2024, with the increases largely funding personnel and meetings. Draft budgets are available for stakeholder comment.