NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 8/9/2024

NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 8/09/2024

  • Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars
    • NAGF Cold Weather Preparedness Working Group Monthly Webinar August 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
    • NAGF Markets & Policy Working Group Monthly Webinar, August 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
    • NAGF Variable Resources Working Group Monthly Meeting, August 29 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern

(Webinar information can be found on the NAGF website Event Calendar).

  • FERC
    • Reliability Technical Conference – October 16, 2024

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will convene its annual Commissioner-led Reliability Technical Conference on Large Loads Co-Located at Generating Facilities, Docket No.: AD24-11-00. The Conference is currently scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time.  The conference will be held in-person and available to view online. A supplemental notice will follow.

  • NERC
    • ERO Enterprise to Perform Blackstart Study of Eastern, Western Interconnections

ERO Enterprise staff, in collaboration with FERC, will conduct a joint review of the availability and readiness of the blackstart generators during cold weather conditions in the U.S. portions of the Eastern and Western Interconnections as recommended by Winter Storm Elliott report.

https://www.ferc.gov/media/winter-storm-elliott-repo

https://www.ferc.gov/media/winter-storm-elliott-report-inquiry-bulk-power-system-operations-during-december-2022

https://www.ferc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/Blackstart%20Report.pdf

    • ERO Enterprise Identifies Four Risk Themes Related to CIP Reliability Standards Challenging Some Entities

NERC and the six Regional Entities have identified four risk themes that have made it difficult for some entities to mitigate risks associated with the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards. The ERO Enterprise developed the 2024 CIP Themes and Lessons Learned report

https://www.rfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-CIP-Themes-and-Lessons-Learned.pdf

Thanks,

AL

Allen D Schriver
Policy Coordinator
North American Generator Forum
M: (561) 324-9234
aschriver@generatorforum.org