In an order issued January 8, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) determined that Secretary
Rick Perry’s Sep. 29 notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) on grid
resilience does not meet the statutory requirements of the Federal Power Act
(FPA).
FERC said that it has closed the docket it opened to
consider the NOPR and take comments from stakeholders. As an alternative,
however, FERC in its order initiated a new proceeding to explore resilience
issues within the operations of U.S. regional transmission operators and
independent system operators (RTO/ISO).
