Electric Reliability
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FERC, pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, finalized on February 2, 2006, landmark new rules on the certification of an Electric Reliability Organization and the procedures for the establishment, approval and enforcement of mandatory electric reliability standards.
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FERC approves modified reliability standards, July 17, 2008 - Decision E-11  Order No. 713
Modification of Interchange and Transmission Loading Relief Reliability Standards; and Electric Reliability Organization Interpretation of Specific Requirements of Four Reliability Standards, April 21, 2008 - NOPR
Statement of administrative policy on processing reliability notices of penalty and order revising statement in Order No. 672, April 17 , 2008 Administrative Policy
FERC joins investigation into Florida blackout, March 19, 2008 - News Release | Order
Mandatory Reliability Standard for Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination (NOPR), March 20, 2008 - NOPR
Order providing guidance on recovery of reliability penalty costs by regional transmission organizations, March 20, 2008 -
Decision
FERC conditionally approves amended Rules of Procedures for NERC, February 21, 2008 - The Order approves a new section 1600, which would establish a process for NERC or a Regional Entity to issue requests for data or information. The order conditionally approves section 1600 of NERC’s Rules of Procedure and directs NERC to make a compliance filing within 90 days of issuance of this order Decision E-12
FERC denies rehearing of its November 15, 2007 Order, February 21, 2008 - In the November 15 Order, the Commission affirmed NERC’s determination that the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC), a NERC Regional Entity, had properly registered Lee County, Florida (Lee County) as a generator owner and had registered Covanta Lee, Inc. (Covanta), a contractor operating the Lee County generating facility, as a generator operator. Further, the November 15 Order affirmed NERC’s determination that FRCC had properly registered the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Florida (SWA) as a generator owner and generator operator. Decision E-11
FERC remands proceeding to Electric Reliability Organization, February 21, 2008 - FERC remands to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a decision in which NERC found that the Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) was properly included on the NERC compliance registry as a transmission operator and resource planner, and thus subject to mandatory and enforceable Reliability Standards applicable to those functions. SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC), a NERC Regional Entity, registered SEPA as a transmission operator and resource planner. SEPA sought NERC review of SERC’s decision and, after affirmation by NERC, appealed to the Commission to reverse the NERC determination. The Commission remands this proceeding to NERC for further consideration and to submit, within 60 days of the date of this order, a revised registration determination that addresses the Commission’s concerns Decision E-10
Commission approves Reliability Standards, December 27, 2007 Order No. 705
Commission rules on electric reliability organization registry determinations for Direct Energy Services, LLC, Sempra Energy Solutions LLC and Strategic Energy, L.L.C., December 20, 2007 Decision
Commission approves modified Violation Risk Factors submitted by NERC, November 16, 2007 Decision
Commission affirms electric reliability organization compliance registry determinations for Lee County, Florida, November 15, 2007 Decision
Commission increases funding for grid reliability organizations, October 18, 2007 News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decisions E-2 and E-14
Commission directs staff to convene a technical conference to further explore the registration of retail power marketers in the Reliability First region as Load Serving Entities, September 26, 2007 Decision
FERC clarifies earlier decision and directs NERC to clarify some of its rules, September 20, 2007 News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decision E-1
Commission proposes to approve three planning and operating reliability standards, August 13, 2007 Decision
Commission proposes adoption of new reliability standards for cyber security in the bulk power system, July 19, 2007 - a set of reliability standards to help safeguard the nation's bulk electric power supply system against potential disruptions from cyber attacks. The NOPR also calls for NERC to develop modifications to address specific concerns identified by the Commission News Release | Decision E-5 | NOPR | Order 693-A
Commission approves 22 Violation Risk Factors associated with Commission-approved Reliability Standards, June 26, 2007 Decision
Commission approves eight regional Reliability Standards for the Western Interconnection, June 8, 2007 Decision
Commission approves NERC’s assignment of violation risk factors associated with approved reliability standards, May 17, 2007 News Release | Decision E-8 | Order No. 696
Commission accepts NERC's regional reliability entity delegation agreements; additional WECC funding approved, April 19, 2007 - third in a series of orders designed to establish a new regime to ensure reliability for the nation's bulk electric power system, laying the foundation for mandatory, enforceable power-system reliability standards to be in place in time for this summer's peak electricity demand season News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decision E-19 | Decision E-2
Commission approves 83 NERC reliability standards; proposes rule to eliminate QF reliability exemption, March 15, 2007 News Release | Chairman's Statement | Commissioners Statements: Kelly's, Moeller's, Spitzer's and Wellinghoff's | NOPR | Order No. 693
WECC's Reliability Coordinator Activities Conference Ordered, February 15, 2007 - Commission staff to convene a technical conference to discuss the issues raised concerning WECC’s reliability coordinator activities Decision
Inquiry into Gas-Electric Coordination Issues, October 25, 2006 - Scheduling practices of ISOs and RTOs;
instituting inquiries into gas-electric coordination issues (EL07-1-000 et al.) Decision
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Proposed Reliability Standards, October 19, 2006 - Proposed rule would approve
83 NERC reliability standards; Funding for statutory activities
through ERO approved News Release | Chairman's
Statement | NOPR | Decision E-3
Approval of EEI's Spare Transformer Equipment Program, September 21, 2006 - Commission acts to improve security of Nation's power grid News Release | Decision
ERO Certification and WIRAB Approval, July 20, 2006 - NERC certified as Electric Reliability Organization; Western Governors’ Reliability Advisory body accepted News Release | Chairman's Statement | Decisions E-5 and E-6
NERC Reliability Standards, May 11, 2006 - Staff seeks comments on preliminary
assessment of NERC Reliability Standards: News Release | Fact Sheet | Staff
Assessment Report | View Video [WMV] (You must have Windows Media Player 9 to view this file, Download  ) | Notice
Initiation of Reliability Standards Rulemaking, April 18, 2006 - Commission announces rulemaking for processing Reliability Standards pending ERO certification News Release | Notice
Order No. 672-A, March 30, 2006 - Order No. 672-A re-affirms and clarifies the establishment of an Electric Reliability Organization (ERO)
Order No. 672, February 2, 2006 - Commission finalizes Electric Reliability Organization Rulemaking News Release | Chairman's Statement | Order No. 672 | Overview
Reliability in Washington, DC, January 9, 2006 - Pepco, PJM directed to develop plan to assure reliability in Washington, DC region News Release | Decision
NOPR on Standards & Enforcement, September 1, 2005 - Proposed regulations issued
on mandatory electric reliability standards and enforcement (Docket
No. RM05-30-000) News Release | NOPR | Bilateral Principles Referenced in NOPR | Chairman's Statement
Potomac River Generating Station Shutdown, August 25, 2005 - DC Public Service Commission
asks FERC to prevent shutdown of 482-MW Potomac River generating
station Petition
& Complaint | FERC's
Initial Response | View all documents issued and received by FERC [eLibrary]
North America Cooperation, June 30, 2005 - States and Canada Agencies cooperate to ensure electric reliability in North America News Release | Terms of Reference
Support of Formation of Independent Transmission Companies, June 27, 2005 - New policy removes barriers to
formation of independent transmission companies News Release | Policy
Statement
Survey on Operator Training Practices, December 27, 2004 - Order requiring response to survey on operator training practices by control area operators and transmission providers
General Reliability Compensation Policy, May 6, 2004 - Commission announced a general
Reliability Compensation Policy in the PJM Order, Docket
No. EL03-236-000
Blackout Task Force recommendation, April 14, 2004 - FERC takes prompt action in
response to Blackout Task Force recommendations; outlines power
reliability policy News Release | Presentations Event Details | Policy Statement (PL04-5) | Order (EL04-52)
Independent Study of the Ohio's Power Grid, December 24, 2003 - The Commission has ordered
FirstEnergy Corp. to pay for an independent study of the state's
power grid, where the massive August blackout started. They have
120 days to study the stability of the power grid Read
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FERC to Require Reporting of Power-Grid Reliability Violations, December 17, 2003 - The Commission directed
staff to develop an order that will require transmission
system operators to report violations of the industry’s power-grid
reliability standards |
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June 15, 2007- Technical conference announced on Reliability Standard Compliance and Enforcement in Regions with Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations for September 18, 2007 (AD07-12-000) Event Details
March 2, 2007 - Technical Conference to discuss a rehearing request addressing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) business plan and budget as the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) (RR06-3-001) Event Details | Comments received [eLibrary]
July 6, 2006 - Technical Conference on NERC's April 4, 2006 petition and to address issues raised in the Staff Assessment Event Details
April 18, 2006 – FERC and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to meet jointly on grid reliability News Release | Event Details
February 2, 2006 - Special public meeting scheduled to address Energy Policy Act items News Release | Event Details
November 18, 2005 - Technical conference on Electric Reliability Organization certification and procedures (Docket No. RM05-30-000) Event Details
June 22, 2005 -  US-Canada workshop in Toronto on Draft Principles for an International Electric Reliability Organization Event Details
November 3, 2004 - Staff to attend December 8, 2004 workshop on establishing Electricity
Reliability Organization Event Details | Registration 
September 29, 2004 - Technical conference on Reliability Readiness Reviews Event Details | View Conference (You must have Windows Media Player 9 to view this file, download .)
July 15, 2004 - The Commission is planning a
summer 2004 Reliability workshop in Cleveland, Ohio Event Details
May 14, 2004 - US-Canada power system
outage Task Force and FERC co-hosted a technical workshop that
discussed improvement of NA electric reliability standards and
April 2004 report recommendations Event Details | Staff
Paper
December 1, 2003 - FERC held a public conference
on electric reliability Event Details |
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October 17, 2007 - Office of Reliability Director Joseph McClelland's testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, & Science & Technology on cyber security
Testimony | Event Details
July 12, 2006 - Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources regarding the "Can the U.S. Electric Grid Take Another Hot Summer?" Testimony | Event Details
May 15, 2006 - General Counsel John S. Moot’s testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and electric reliability Testimony | Event Details
June 8, 2005 -
FERC Chairman urges Congress to fix transmission grid News Release | Testimony Summary | Full Testimony | Grid 2030 Report |
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