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Spotlight on Project 2021-03 Transmission Owner Control Centers Field Test
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the field test launched under Project 2021-03 that looks reassess the viability CIP-002-6 Criterion 2.12 as it applies to small Transmission Owner Control Centers. The project team…
Spotlight on the EPRI/NERC/NATF 2021 Planning and Modeling Seminar
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the planning seminar co-sponsored by the North American Transmission Forum, NERC, and the Electric Power Research Institute promoting the most advanced design and deployment tools available to entities looking…
Spotlight on the FERC/ERO Enterprise Joint Report on the February 2021 Cold Weather Event
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the long awaited joint FERC/ERO Enterprise Report on the causes of 4,124 generator outages, derates, or start-up failures in Texas and the south-central U.S. during last…
Spotlight on the FERC/ERO Enterprise Joint Review of Relay Commissioning
Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at a joint review initiated by FERC, NERC, and the Regional Entities staff members to determine the cause drivers of errors made during relay commissioning. They…
Spotlight on the ERO Enterprise’s 2022 Business Plan and Budget
Today's LiveWire Spotlight probes into the ERO Enterprise’s 2022 Business Plan and Budget Highlights, which outlines the strategic initiatives NERC expects take on in the next fiscal year requiring funding. …
Spotlight on FERC’s Lessons Learned from FY2021 Cyber Security Audits
Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at the findings and recommendations from Commission Staff who attended a series of CIP cyber security audits between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. The FERC…
Spotlight on E-ISAC’s 4Q21 Status Delivered to the Board of Trustees
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the presentations delivered virtually by three E-ISAC Directors to the Board of Trustees’ Technology and Security Committee at their November 3rd quarterly meeting. Among the materials discussed…
Spotlight on a NERC Lesson Learned – Pandemic Response
Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at NERC's latest Lesson Learned, which summarizes the actions taken by the electricity industry during COVID-19 to protect staff and service - and suggests areas of…
Spotlight on the ERO Enterprise’s 2022 CMEP Implementation Plan
Today's LiveWire Spotlight assesses the 2022 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP) operating plan - the fourteenth issued by NERC and the Regional Entities since they began a programmatic approach…
Spotlight on FERC’s 2021-22 Winter Energy Market and Reliability Assessment
Today's LiveWire Spotlight evaluates FERC's latest performance outlook for U.S. energy markets and BPS reliability in the upcoming winter (November 2021 through the following February). The Commission expects net electricity demand…
Spotlight on NERC’s 2021 Probabilistic Analysis Forum
Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at NERC's 2021 Probabilistic Analysis Forum, the second biennial conference considering the evolution of statistical methods used to measure BPS reliability. The three-day meeting focused heavily of the…
Spotlight on the Two Latest CMEP Practice Guides
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the latest CMEP Practice Guides intended to assist Compliance Enforcement Authorities (CEAs) conduct fair and even assessments of violations and penalties in two new reliability areas. The…
Spotlight on an Analysis of NERC’s Notices of Penalty in 2Q2021
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the descriptions, resolutions, and the penalties assessed for Reliability Standards’ violations from May 1 thru August 31, 2021. It provides the facts, risk assessments, and corrective…
Spotlight on a Draft Reliability Guideline – DER Forecasting Studies for Modeling and BPS Planning
Today's LiveWire Spotlight deals with a draft NERC Reliability Guideline which compares and contrasts the prevailing methods used by BES planners to forecast the growth in distributed energy resource (DER)…
Spotlight on NERC’s Testimony at FERC’s 2021 Reliability Technical Conference
Today's LiveWire Spotlight evaluates the September 30 testimony delivered by Senior Leadership just prior to the Panel 1 discussion on BPS reliability and security at FERC’s 2021 Reliability Technical Conference. …
Spotlight on NERC’s Comments Regarding Regional Transmission Planning
Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at NERC’s response to FERC’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) looking to overhaul regional transmission planning, cost allocation, and generator interconnection procedures. The ERO generally supports the…
Spotlight on NERC’s 2021 Technical Feasibility Exception Report
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines NERC’s 2021 TFE Report, their latest annual analysis on the use of Technical Feasibility Exceptions (TFEs) and their effect on BES reliability. The numbers show a continuation…
Spotlight on the Preliminary Regulatory Assessment of the 2021 Winter Freeze
Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at the early findings from an inquiry team investigating last February’s extreme ice storm affecting electricity service in ERCOT, MISO, and the SPP. It was presented…
Spotlight on FERC’s Whitepaper on Energy and Ancillary Services Market Reforms
Today's LiveWire Spotlight deals with a FERC White Paper exploring the need to add flexibility in the electric system market structure to deal with the increasing penetration of variable resources. The…
Spotlight on the Joint NERC/Texas RE Report on Renewable Outages Near Odessa
Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines the joint report issued by NERC and Texas RE describing two events outside Odessa, Texas, where external Faults tripped nearby renewable resources, but not their fossil-fueled counterparts. …
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