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FERC Approves Extreme Cold Weather Reliability Standards EOP-011-4 and TOP-002-5

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On February 15, 2024, FERC approved two new extreme cold weather Reliability Standards EOP-011-4 (Emergency Operations) and TOP-002-5 (Operations Planning)....more

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FERC Directs NERC to Develop Reliability Standards for Inverter Based Resources

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On October 19, 2023, FERC issued a final rule directing the North American Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to develop or modify reliability standards to address reliability concerns attributable to inverter-based resources...more

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FERC Directs NERC to Develop New Transmission Planning Reliability Standard; Directs Transmission Providers to Submit One-Time...

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On June 15, 2023, FERC issued two final rules aimed at boosting bulk power system resilience by improving how grid operators assess and plan for extreme weather impacts to the transmission system. One rule directs NERC to...more

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Proposed FERC Regulations Would Grant FERC Access to NERC Non-Public Transmission and Generation System Databases

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FERC proposes to grant itself access to NERC’s Transmission Availability Data System, Generating Availability Data System, and Protection System Misoperations Database. On September 17, the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

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FERC Surges Ahead in Planning for Solar Flare Grid Standards

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On May 14, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed the approval of a new reliability standard to address susceptibility of electric transmission systems to the effect of geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs)....more

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