NERC’s PRC-029-2 became mandatory and enforceable on October 1, 2026. (NERC One Stop Shop workbook) It sets frequency and voltage ride-through requirements for inverter-based resources, such as solar, wind and battery storage plants. (NERC PRC-029-2) (Federal Register, Order No. 909) It applies to generator owners. It does not cover loads such as data centers. (NERC…
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On July 22, 2026, a 230 kV line in Northern Virginia was automatically removed from service after a mechanical failure. The fault was properly removed from the system. Data centers in the Dominion zone then disconnected from the grid and transferred to backup generation. PJM called it the largest such event in its history. (PJM…
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Update, October 2026. FERC’s order of July 16, 2026 (Docket RD26-7-000) sets a deadline of December 31, 2026. NERC must file its computational load standards by that date, and FERC expects its registry criteria by the same date. NERC’s Project 2026-02 passed its final ballot on October 14, 2026, covering CLO-001-1, CLO-002-1 and CLO-003-1 with…
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The Vulnerability of Power Flow The most destructive threat scenarios that could be exerted against our grid and power networks involve the manipulation of power control technology to cause cascading power events that inflict widespread damage to utility and customer equipment. This applies universally, in generation, transmission and distribution and on the customer…
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The Reality of Fire Risk in Transmission and Distribution Networks The flow of power in the grid is continuous much like water in a riverbed, only instead of erosion being the steady force of change and floods being the worst case scenario, it is infrastructure degradation and out of control fires. As suburbs push further…
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Electrical power has been around since the late 1800s and there are many experts both academic and industry who have spent their entire lives working with it. The one thing that is universal, globally, is the measurement methods. Since the entire world measures the same way, innovation and advancement are relegated to that constraint…
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3DFS Technology was highlighted in an article by David Roberts on Vox.com in an article entitled, “This technology could fundamentally change our relationship to electricity.” Through the article, David walks through some of the innovation behind Software-Defined Electricity and lays out the case that 3DFS technology widely adopted “would radically hasten both electrification and decarbonization,…
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3DFS attended DistribuTECH this year as a part of the delegation representing North Carolina’s Energy Sector. From January 23-25 in San Antonio, Texas, we were delighted to be alongside E4 Carolinas, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, and the Research Triangle Clean Tech Cluster at Booth #627. We met many people and anticipate many partnerships and clients…
