Today’s LiveWire Spotlight addresses FERC Docket RR15-4-001, which allows the retirement of the Load Serving Entity function. This is one of three decommissioned under the Risk-Based Registration program, which aims to de-register commercial entities that pose little threat to electric system reliability.
NERC has already updated their Rules of Procedure to account for the retirement of the Load Serving Entity function. This means that the ERO is free to discontinue their compliance and enforcement of the LSE requirements at any time