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NERC’s FAC-008 Guidance on Facility Ratings
May 24, 2021FAC-008 is one of the most data-intensive standards in the NERC regulatory framework. Compliance has been difficult for many utilities. Recently, FERC made public it’s intent to address serious allegations of facility ratings violations, including a lack of rigor by one utility.
EPA Proposes New Emissions Limits for Combustion Turbines
May 22, 2021After 15 years of legal limbo, combustion turbines could be facing new emissions standards under a proposal introduced by the EPA.
EPA Ramps Up Inspections and Enforcement Actions
May 14, 2021EPA's acting enforcement chief, Larry Starfield, directs agents to ramp up inspections in communities known to be afflicted by pollution
NERC Issues Battery Energy Storage Systems Reliability Guidance
April 22, 2021While NERC has recently published a reliability guideline addressing inverter-based resources generally, they are now giving more attention to the various potential uses of BESS to support effective implementation with newly released guidance.
OSHA COVID-19 Guidance, Regulation and Enforcement to Protect Workers
April 13, 2021The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signaled their intent to provide more guidance, regulation and enforcement with respect to protecting workers from contracting COVID-19 at their place of work. Among the key developments:
South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 2305: Warehouse Indirect Source Rule
April 7, 2021The rule is intended to reduce local and regional emissions of NOx and diesel particulate matter (PM).
NERC Proposes Revisions to CIP-008
March 27, 2021NERC’s CIP-008 standard aims to mitigate reliability risks resulting from a Cyber Security Incident by specifying incident response requirements. Newly proposed revisions would augment mandatory reporting to include incidents that compromise, or attempt to compromise, a utility’s Electronic Security Perimeter (ESP) or associated Electronic Access Control or Monitoring Systems (EACMS).
Cold Weather Reliability Preparedness and Hardening
March 22, 2021The latest weather impacts to power reliability have accelerated the need for mandatory regulatory compliance changes.
Interim Guidance on Destruction and Disposal of PFAS & Materials Containing PFAS
February 19, 2021Interim Guidance from EPA identifies 6 materials that use or manufacture PFAS and approaches for disposal.
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