Topic
Grid Reliability
111 published works
Washington Energy Report
FERC Rejects NERC’s Proposal to Replace Its Audit Process and Directs NERC to Conduct Audits of Regional Entities; Proposes that NERC Submit 3-year Performance Assessments
By Miriam Archibong, Elizabeth McCormick
On January 19, 2021 FERC issued an order on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) compliance filings submitted pursuant to the Commission’s January 2020 order on NERC’s five-year performance…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Sustains PJM and ISO-NE Immediate Need Reliability Project Exemption Orders
By Tom Marshall, Elizabeth McCormick
On September 29, 2020, in response to a request for rehearing, FERC issued an order modifying the discussion in, while sustaining the result of, a prior order finding that PJM…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Accepts NYISO’s Proposed Tariff Revisions Regarding Its Short-Term Reliability Process
By Miles Kiger
On April 30, 2020, FERC accepted the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.’s (“NYISO”) proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT”) and its Market Administration and Control Area…
Security, Privacy and the Law
FERC Authorizes Deferred Implementation of Seven NERC Reliability Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) recently issued an Order approving a request by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to defer the implementation of several Reliability Standards scheduled to take…
Energy & Cleantech Counsel
FERC Authorizes Deferred Implementation of Seven NERC Reliability Standards
The (“FERC” or “Commission”) recently issued an Order approving a request by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to defer the implementation of several Reliability Standards scheduled to take effect…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Defers Implementation of Certain NERC Reliability Standards, Citing COVID-19
By Miriam Archibong, Adrienne Thompson
On April 17, 2020, FERC granted the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) request to defer implementing several Commission-approved Reliability Standards that have effective dates or phased-in implementation dates in…
Data Privacy & Security Observer
FERC and NERC Provide Industry Guidance to Ensure Grid Reliability Amid Potential Coronavirus Impacts
On March 18, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced steps to ensure that operators of the bulk electric system can…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Rejects ISO-NE’s Proposed Early Sunsetting Revisions to Fuel Security Mechanism
On February 14, 2020, FERC rejected ISO New England Inc.’s (“ISO-NE”) and the New England Power Pool Participants Committee’s (together with ISO-NE, the “Filing Parties”) proposed revisions to the ISO-NE…
Subject to Inquiry
FERC Directs NERC to Amend its Sanctions Guidelines by July 21, 2020
By Todd Mullins, Katlyn A. Davis Farrell
Entities registered with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to comply with mandatory electric reliability standards (Reliability Standards) or face civil penalties should take note of an order issued…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
Texas Public Utility Commission Contemplates Market Changes to Plan for the Future of Texas Reliability and Infrastructure
At the January 17, 2019 Open Meeting, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) addressed several highly contested issues, including storage, Operating Reserve Demand Curve, Real-Time Co-optimization, and Marginal Losses.…