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  Seven years ago we at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) sprang into action to help industry understand inverter-based resource risks following the notorious Blue Cut Fire in California in 2016. Since then, I am proud to say that we have poured our hearts and souls into supporting industry as best we could.…

Introduction Offshore wind generation is becoming a mainstream electricity generation source. In Europe, U.S., and Asia-Pacific regions there are ambitious goals for offshore wind. At present, in 2023, the total installed offshore wind capacity exceeds 50 GW. This is a significant amount of generation that is expected to grow rapidly across the world as countries…

  New York state is at the forefront of addressing climate change. A decarbonized electric grid is viewed as a driver to broader economy-wide decarbonization through the electrification of transportation, heating, and industry. To this effect, in 2019, New York passed the Climate Change and Consumer Protection Act, which commits the state to achieve 70%…

Is there a grid-forming battery in your future? There likely is, and probably not just one. But will every single battery energy storage system (BESS) be equipped with grid-forming functionality in the future? Let’s look at grid forming from three angles:  system stability requirements, technical capabilities of advanced BESSs, and market designs for stability services.…

Australia is at the forefront of the transition of power systems away from large fossil-fuel-based generation to renewable generation. Recently, the Australian east coast power system (called the National Electricity Market, or NEM) reached an instantaneous renewable energy penetration of 68.7%, while the South Australian region of the NEM has operated with renewable generation sufficient…