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Electric - E-1 – North American Electric Reliability Corporation (Docket No. RD23-1-000). On October 28, 2022, pursuant to Section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)...

With DER Aggregations, non-NEM DER participations, and Reliability Standards involving invertor-based DERs, such disputes should involve more, and more complex, issues.

On November 17, 2022, FERC issued three orders intended to address the Reliability impacts of the rapid integration of inverter-based resources…

There is a lot of buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources (DERs), microgrids, and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport...

There is a buzz around clean technology, distributed energy resources DERs, microgrids,and other technological innovations in the renewable energy and clean transport industries, and how these developments can contribute to solving longstanding environmental justice issues.

The Informational Report NOPR just seeks information and does not require transmission providers to undertake vulnerability assessments where they do not already do so.

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's June 16, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on June 9, 2022.

Electric E-1 – Electric Transmission Incentives Policy Under Section 219 of the Federal Power Act (Docket No. RM20-10-000). On March 20, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) relating to electric transmission incentives policy pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA). In the NOPR, the Commission furnished proposed revisions to transmission planning and cost allocation processes following significant developments in the sector, reflecting a potential new focus on re...

At its December open meeting, FERC proposed to establish rules for incentive-based rate treatments for voluntary cybersecurity investments by a public utility. If approved, the regulations would provide incentives for utilities to invest in cybersecurity improvements above and beyond existing mandatory requirements, provided the investments are related to the jurisdictional transmission or sale of electric energy. Traditionally FERC has worked to enhance the cybersecurity of the bulk-power sys...

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR” or “Proposed Rule”) seeking comment on proposals that would allow public utilities to make a filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”) to seek incentive-based rate treatment for certain cybersecurity investments made to improve the security of the Bulk-Power System (“BPS”). [1]  The NOP...