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NERC Recommends Approaches for Underfrequency Load Shedding Programs

In a recently released reliability guideline, NERC recommends additional approaches for Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS) program design to help utilities …

The Best Process for Transforming Thermal Generation Power Plants

Faced with an aging fleet, stricter environmental regulations, reduced costs for natural gas and competition from renewables, more than 600 …

FERC Order No. 2222, DERs & Energy Technology

FERC issued O. 2222 to enable distributed energy resources (DERs) to better participate alongside traditional resources in regional, organized wholesale …

Ensuring a Just Transition: Optimizing Opportunities for All in the Low-Carbon Future

Carbon elimination of the magnitude needed to address climate change requires systems-level change that can only be reached by incremental, …

NERC and FERC Recommend Protection System Commissioning Improvements

Between 18 and 36 percent of reported utility misoperations were attributed to issues that could have been detected through a …

The Future of Onshore Wind Energy

Wind power has become a major source of energy that has gained traction across the world. As the push for …

FERC & NERC Issue Joint Report on Freeze Reliability Failures

The in-depth report outlines twenty-eight recommendations to address freeze reliability failures, including operating practices and recommendations for NERC standards modifications …