NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week Ending 7/25/2025

NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 7/25/2025

 

Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars

• NAGF Variable Resources Working Group Monthly Webinar July 31^st @11:00 – 12:00 pm Eastern
• NAGF CIP Bi-Working Group Monthly Webinar August 12th @ 01:00-02:00 pm Eastern
• NAGF Standards Review Team Monthly Webinar August 13^th @ 11:00 – 12:00 am Eastern

* This is a change from the regular scheduled meeting.

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

 

• As part of NERC’s Large Loads Action Plan, the Large Loads Task Force was established in 2024 to address potential reliability risks associated with emerging large loads. Their first objective was to identify the characteristics and risks associated with these emerging large loads. They have released their first white paper titled “Characteristics and Risks of Emerging Large Loads.”

 

• The Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force (MSPPTF) has posted a white paper on potential improvement opportunities for transforming how NERC develops its Reliability Standards in three areas: standards initiation, standards development, and balloting.

Click here: White Paper | White Paper Feedback Form | One-Page Summary |  July 21 Webinar Recording

 

• The MSPPTF invites stakeholders to provide feedback on the potential improvement opportunities presented in the white paper that will inform draft recommendations to be developed later in 2025. The Task Force will host three virtual Q&A sessions to provide useful context to facilitate stakeholders’ responses. Each session will be dedicated to one of the three process steps: one for standards initiation, one for standards development, and one for balloting.

 

August 5 | Standards Initiation | 4:00–5:00 p.m. (Eastern) | Register Here

August 6 | Standards Development | 12:00–1:00 p.m. (Eastern) | Register Here

August 8 | Balloting | 11:00–12:00 noon (Eastern) | Register Here

 

• Inverter-Based Resources (IBR) Webinar held by MRO
  •  August 13, 2025 │9–11 a.m. Central │Webex

Event Details: Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) will contribute to a resilient and sustainable future energy landscape. As part of NERC’s IBR Strategy, MRO is committed to identifying and addressing challenges associated with IBRs, sharing risk mitigation techniques with industry, and providing best practices and outreach. With IBRs rapidly becoming an impactful percentage of the generation mix, this webinar will provide valuable information on challenges associated with the integration of IBRs into the bulk power system, as well as important registration and compliance considerations for Category 2 IBR Generator Owners and Operators.

• • Agenda Topics

• • • The background and drivers behind NERC’s IBR Strategy, including key reliability gaps and FERC directives
    • NERC’s phased work plan to address IBR challenges
    • Overview of Category 2 GO/GOP registration
    • Compliance and standards update from NERC
    • IBR reliability risks, including recent trends and mitigation strategies
• Registration: This webinar is designed for professionals in reliability planning, compliance, standards development, and those responsible for integrating and operating inverter-based resources. Register here.

 

Please reach out if you have any questions or comments.

 

James