Spotlight Articles

Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines two NERC’s Lessons Learned where a hidden failure mechanism in a support system manifested itself unexpectedly and resulted in a threat to Bulk Electric System reliability.…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines six support documents that facilitate the transition of the Essential Reliability Services Working Group's (ERSWG’s) measures and data collection activities to other Planning and Operating subcommittees…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines FERC Order 842, which modifies the pro forma Large and Small Generator Interconnection Agreements to require all newly deployed generators to provide frequency response into the electric system.  The…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at the third posting of the updated Transmission Planning Performance Standard addressing Protection System single points of failure as directed by FERC in Order 754.  Once approved, contingencies P5…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight evaluates six slide-decks shown at last January’s Inverter-Based Resource Performance Task Force (IRPTF) meeting addressing the latest advances in inverter modeling and operational performance during contingencies. The presentations…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at two Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications (PER) standards updated as outlined in the Standards Authorization Request (SAR) for Project 2017-02 issued last July.  An implementation plan…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight examines FERC’s Order calling for each ISO and RTO to submit information that may expose structural gaps that impair resilience – specifically those emerging from market rules, NERC Standards,…

Today's LiveWire Spotlight looks at FERC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to order a modification to CIP-008-5, the NERC standard governing cyber security incident reporting and response planning.  In it, the Commission calls…