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Electric System Planning for Extreme Weather Events: NERC Recommends Actions to Protect Reliability this Summer
June 23, 2021Due to recent extreme weather-related power systems failures, stakeholders are examining the planning and operations practices for all electric utilities.
PHMSA Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020
June 11, 2021PHMSA announced it has submitted an advisory bulletin underscoring to pipeline and pipeline facility operators requirements to minimize methane emissions.
DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Pipeline Owners and Operators
June 3, 2021The Security Directive will require critical pipeline owners and operators to report confirmed and potential cybersecurity incidents.
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).
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