ERC Commissioner David Rosner | FERC

December 20, 2024

Happy Friday and happy holidays from ERO Insider, your source from the world of electric reliability! It’s been another busy week for our correspondents, even with the holidays fast approaching, so grab your beverage of choice, and let’s have a look at what they’ve got for us today!

At FERC’s final open meeting of the year, commissioners voted to accept NERC’s performance assessment plan and indicated their intent to approve two reliability standards related to inverter-based resources. But before those standards take effect, the commission wants feedback from the industry. Holden Mann has more on their decision. (See FERC Approves NERC Assessment, Seeks Comment on IBR Standards.) 

NERC also released its 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment this week, warning that more than half of the North American electric grid is at risk of energy shortfalls in the next five years. Click through for more on the ERO’s concerns and industry’s reactions. (See NERC Warns Challenges ‘Mounting’ in Coming Decade.) 

Taking the stage at last week’s board meeting of the Texas Reliability Entity, ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas called the development of a new reliability standard for the market a “significant” accomplishment. Join Tom Kleckner inside for a look at the standard meant to help track the risk probabilities of grid events and their impact to consumers. (See ERCOT’s Vegas Touts New Reliability Standard.) 

Finally, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking comments on its updated cyber incident response plan. Follow the link for a review of the first changes to the plan in eight years. (See CISA Seeks Comments on Cyber Response Plan Update.)  

Thanks for joining us! We’ll be back with another email in the new year, but our correspondents will be checking for any breaking developments throughout the break, so make sure to keep checking back. Have a wonderful holiday! 

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