On February 8, 2024, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") published a white paper titled "Potential Bulk Power System Impact of Electric Vehicle Chargers." The White Paper informs electric vehicle...more
On May 18, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") took one more step in its ongoing efforts to enhance and protect the reliability of the bulk power system by approving a work plan submitted by the North...more
On February 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") approved[1] two new extreme cold weather Reliability Standards proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC"): EOP-011-3...more
Continuing a recent trend in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has been directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") to improve or maintain the reliability of the nation's...more
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On December 15, 2022, FERC issued an order directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") to study the efficacy of its physical security reliability standard in light of a rash of recent physical...more
"Better late than never" was Commissioner Christie's sentiment when he addressed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC's") unanimously approved issuances concerning inverter-based resources ("IBRs"). In a series...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is proposing new reliability requirements that will apply to renewable and storage resources. On November 17, 2022, FERC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NOPR") to...more
On January 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop new or modified standards that...more
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) electric regulation has traditionally put resources into defined categories (generation, transmission, distribution), but energy storage devices defy easy categorization. They can...more
In response to a motion by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and consistent with the policy statements and pronouncements reflecting flexibility in addressing proceedings during a pandemic, FERC...more
On Wednesday, March 18, FERC and NERC jointly announced that they were exercising their regulatory discretion to consider the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the ability of operators of the bulk electric system to comply...more