NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 10/4/2024

NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 10/04/2024

• Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars
  • NAGF Standards Review Team Comment Development Webinar for Project 2022-02: MOD-032 Draft #3, October 7^th @ 02:30-03:30 pm Eastern
  • NAGF CIPWG Bi-Monthly Webinar, October 8th @ 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern
  • NAGF Cold Weather Preparedness Working Group Monthly Webinar, October 16th @ 02:00-03:00 pm Eastern
  • NAGF Markets & Policy Working Group Monthly Webinar, October 23rd, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern

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

• DOE
  • On October 3^rd, the DOE issued the National Transmission Planning Study:

https://www.nrel.gov/news/features/2024/national-transmission-planning-study.html

 The Executive Summary can be found here:

https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/NationalTransmissionPlanningStudy-ExecutiveSummary.pdf.

• FERC
  • FERC will conduct a Commissioner-Led Reliability Technical Conference on Wednesday Oct. 16^th from 10 am – 12:45 pm Eastern. The conference will discuss policy issues related to the reliability and security of the Bulk-Power System. The Agenda can be found here:

https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/news/ferc-issues-second-supplemental-notice-commissioner-led-reliability-technical

• • FERC Commissioner-led Technical Conference Regarding Large Loads Co-Located at Generating Facilities, Docket No. AD24-11-000, Friday, Nov 1, 2024, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT. The purpose of this technical conference is to discuss generic issues related to the co-location of large loads at generating facilities. Broadly, issues to be explored at the technical conference may include whether co-located loads require the provision of wholesale transmission or ancillary services, related cost allocation issues, and potential resource adequacy, reliability, affordability, market, and customer impacts. The technical conference will be open to the public.  Advance registration is not required. A link to the conference will be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.

• NERC
  • NERC has scheduled a Board Meeting on October 8^th to approve:
    • Project 2020-06 Verifications of Models and Data for Generators Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) Glossary Term
    • Project 2020-02 Modifications to PRC-024 (Generator Ride-through), Approve PRC-024-4 and PRC-029-1
    • Project 2021-04 Modifications to PRC-002-2, Approve PRC-002-5 and PRC-028-1
    • Project 2023-02 Analysis and Mitigation of BES Inverter-Based Resource Performance Issues, Approve PRC-30-1

The Agenda Package can be found here:

https://www.nerc.com/gov/bot/Agenda%20highlights%20and%20Mintues%202013/Board%20of%20Trustees%20Open%20Meeting%20Agenda%20Package%20October%208%202024%20Attendees.pdf

 

Thanks,

AL

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