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North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit entity that develops and enforces reliability standards to promote adequate and consistent bulk electrical power in North America. NERC... more +
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit entity that develops and enforces reliability standards to promote adequate and consistent bulk electrical power in North America. NERC enforces standards, monitors reliability, investigates disruptions and trains and certifies power industry personnel. less -
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FERC Approves NERC’s Expanded Registration Requirements

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) request to expand registration and compliance requirements to inverter-based resources...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update – August 2024

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New Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Legislation - US Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have unveiled the Energy...more

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NERC Requests Approval To Expand Registration And Compliance Obligations To A New Category of Entities: Category 2 GOs/GOPs

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NERC recently filed rule changes with FERC that propose to significantly expand NERC registration and compliance requirements to inverter based resources, such as renewable energy and battery facilities, that historically...more

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FERC Directs NERC To Update Reliability Standards To Address Reliability Gaps Related to IBRs

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Amid the rapidly increasing pace of nonsynchronous resources being added to the electric grid, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 901 on October 19, 2023. This order directs the...more

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Renewable Energy Update 10.26.23

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New York State announced this week what it is calling the largest state investment in renewable energy with the conditional awards including three of the country’s largest proposed offshore wind farms as well as 22 land-based...more

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House Subcommittee Holds FERC Oversight Hearing on Improving Reliability Through Energy Expansion, Interregional Transmission, and...

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On June 13, 2023, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security held a hearing on the “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America.” The hearing...more

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NERC is Expanding Registration Requirements to Include Certain Renewable Generators and Battery Facilities

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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) is developing an expansion of its registration requirements to include certain owners and operators of inverter-based resources by creating a new registered entity...more

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FERC Approves NERC Plan to Make Some Wind, Solar, and Storage Resources Subject to Reliability Standards

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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

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A Look at the Permitting Provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility Act

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On Wednesday, May 31, the House of Representatives voted 314-117, to send the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746; the “Act”) to the Senate. The permitting reform provisions tracked the deal announced by the White House and...more

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FERC Proposes to Update NERC Reliability Standards for Renewable Resources and Energy Storage

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On November 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued three orders (available here, here and here) with the objective of updating North American Electric Reliability Corporation...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 33

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FERC Warned Renewables Planning Can Strand Grid Assets - "But at a FERC technical conference, others highlighted a potential risk for overbuilding and the cost it could incur for consumers." Why this is important: It's...more

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One of These Is Not Like the Others: Federal Regulatory Efforts to Adapt to the Expanded Use of Energy Storage

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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

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - November 2019 #2

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This ruling formally initiates the “procurement track” as outlined in Decision (D.) 19-04-040. The ruling generally describes the scope and content of the procurement track, and seeks comments from parties on its framing and...more

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Renewable Energy Update - June 2019 #3

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Focus - Investors confident in U.S. renewables, especially utility-scale solar: ACORE - Solar Industry Magazine – June 17 - One year into its campaign of reaching $1 trillion in U.S. private-sector investment in...more

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