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Legal & RegulatoryNuclear Plants on the Edge Could Benefit from Clean Power Plan
A couple of recently released reports offer some hope for the future of nuclear power plants operating on the fringe of profitability. Moody’s Investors Service suggests that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan “could increase the value of nuclear power as a non-carbon emitting generation source.” In its report, “Environmental Mandates and […]
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Legal & RegulatoryFERC Proposes to Approve NERC Physical Security Standards with Modifications
A standard to enhance physical security at critical power system facilities submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) will need modifications before it can be approved, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said last week. FERC ordered NERC on March 7 to develop and submitnew reliability standards requiring owners and operators of the […]
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NewsAPS Agrees to Pay $3.25M Blackout Penalty
Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) reached a settlement on July 7 related to the Sept. 8, 2011 blackout that left more than 5 million people in the Southwest without power. As a result of the agreement, APS will pay a $3.25 […]
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RenewablesStudy: Resource Adequacy Concerns Mostly Stem From Restructured Electric Markets
Most issues concerning resource adequacy have arisen in the context of restructured wholesale and retail electric markets, rather than from traditionally regulated electric markets, a new study from the Electric Markets Research Foundation (EMRF) suggests. The nonprofit EMRF, established in 2012 by “academics and other experts” to fund studies on electric market issues, notes in […]
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T&DUPDATED: FERC Directs NERC to Develop Physical Security Reliability Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Friday directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop reliability standards requiring owners and operators of the bulk power system to address risks due to physical security threats and vulnerabilities. The standards will require owners and operators of the bulk power system to take at least […]
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RenewablesNERC: Integrating Variable Energy Will Require Shift on System Planning, Operations
Integrating large quantities of variable energy resources into the North American bulk power system will require fundamental electricity system planning and operational changes to ensure continued reliability, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in a new report that it prepared in collaboration with the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO). The assessment, “Maintaining Bulk-Power […]
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