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FERC Order No. 881-A Has Implications for NERC Compliance Programs

Updated Order will have significant impact on NERC compliance programs related to both PRC standards and facilities ratings. Utilities should …

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NERC’s Revised PRC-024-3 Standard for Inverter-Based Generation Effective in October 2022

Changes to PRC-024-3 in support of inverter-based generation performance are going into effect in October of this year. Interconnection programs …

FERC Issues Notice of Inquiry Regarding Dynamic Line Ratings

There are significant technical challenges involved in implementing Dynamic Line Ratings in the planning and operation of utility systems. Utilities …

New NERC Guidance Supports the Implementation of Grid Forming Inverters

NERC has issued a new report highlighting the key attributes of various inverter controls to support proper implementation and to …

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 …

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 …

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 …