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Third North Carolina Power Substation Targeted by Gunfire as BPS Physical Security Concerns Mount

January 19, 2023 admin Business, ferc, full coverage, gunfire, nerc, news, Physical security, substation, vandalism

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:22:53 +0000

A third power substation has been damaged by gunfire in North Carolina, prompting an FBI investigation. The incident on Jan. 17 is part of a spate of gunfire vandalism that has renewed physical security concerns at a federal level. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office in Thomasville, central North Carolina, said the latest incident, believed to […]

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Yikes! USA Has Only Major Power Grid Without A Plan

January 16, 2023 admin clean power, demand response, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), ercot, federal energy regulatory commission (ferc), ferc, grid, nextera energy, research, texas

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:10:03 +0000

Inter-regional planning and transmission could help keep the lights on during extreme weather.

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Bulk Power System Deficiencies During Winter Storm Elliot Prompt Inquiries

December 29, 2022 admin Business, duke energy, energy security, ferc, full coverage, Markets, nerc, news, Power Demand, TVA, winter storm elliot

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:57:06 +0000

Assessments are underway to pin down factors that prompted emergencies, tight grid conditions, and even load-shedding by major entities as Winter Storm Elliot bore down on the North American bulk power system (BPS) this past week. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), and regional entities affiliated with […]

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FERC: Investors with Utility Board Members are Affiliates

November 2, 2022 admin board of directors, Commentary, ferc, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, regulatory, utilities, utility

Credit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:19:05 +0000

Building on analysis in its February 2021 Public Citizen, Inc. v. Centerpoint Energy, Inc. opinion, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently issued decisions in Evergy Kansas, Inc. (Evergy) and Transalta Energy Marketing (U.S.), Inc. (Transalta) analyzing whether investments that were under 10% of outstanding voting shares, but were paired with appointment of directors that […]

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FERC Reveals Interconnection Reforms That Could Unleash Solar Energy Potential

June 17, 2022 admin clean power, federal energy regulatory commission (ferc), ferc, grid, policy & politics, research, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:47:51 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) detailing the proposed interconnection reforms the Commission would like to adopt in order to clear interconnection backlogs and speed clean energy deployment. The proposed rules closely follow joint recommendations that the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and its partners submitted […]

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Goldman Sachs Stake in Fortress Underscores Supply Chain Cybersecurity Priority

April 20, 2022 admin a2v network, Business, Cybersecurity, DHS, DOE, ferc, finance, fortress, full coverage, goldman sachs, Management, Markets, nerc, news, nist, supply chain, vendors, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:19:10 +0000

A Goldman Sachs private equity business is taking a stake in critical industry cybersecurity firm Fortress Information Security. The $125 million investment underscores a heightened awareness of supply chain vulnerabilities within the investor community. Fortress, which announced the investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Equity on April 19, said it also highlights a wider […]

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SCOTUS Reinstates Trump-Era Environmental Certification Rule

April 7, 2022 admin Clean Water Act, Coal, Environmental, ferc, full coverage, Gas, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, news, Scotus, section 401, Water, WOTUS

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:57:02 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 6 reinstated a Trump-era environmental rule that limited state and tribal roles in enforcing a section of the Clean Water Act (CWA) related to project certification. The order is a temporary triumph for eight states and three energy trade associations, including the National Hydropower Association (NHA). The high court’s […]

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Market Transitions: The MOPR Merry-Go-Round

March 1, 2022 admin Business, capacity markets, competitive markets, EIA, epsa, ferc, full coverage, Markets, mopr, news, pjm, policies, states, wholesale markets

Credit to Author: Kennedy Maize| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:11:00 +0000

The PJM Interconnection’s Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) was introduced in 2006 as a floor to bar new generators from artificially depressing capacity auction clearing prices through below-cost bids.

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Former FERC Commissioner Says ‘Market Design Problem’ Was a Leading Cause of February 2021 Texas Power Crisis

February 4, 2022 admin blackouts, Coal, ercot, february blackouts, federal energy regulatory commission, ferc, Gas, iso, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, O&M, outages, Policy, rto, Solar, T&D, texas, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:13:18 +0000

In February 2021, a severe cold weather event, known as Winter Storm Uri, caused numerous power outages, derates, or failures to start at electric generating plants scattered across Texas and the south-central U.S. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the power supply for about 90% of the load in Texas, ordered a […]

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Energy Groups Make Plans to Deal with Coronavirus; EEI Issues Bulletin

March 18, 2020 admin Business, caiso, coronavirus, covid-19, EEI, ferc, grid, MISO, nerc, news, NYISO, operations, pandemic

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:33:03 +0000

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The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), whose membership includes all investor-owned U.S. power companies, has told its members to prepare contingency plans for their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several U.S. grid operators already have announced measures designed to keep employees as safe as possible, while maintaining the reliability of the nation’s power supply. The […]

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