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Federal Power Act amendments focus on grid reliability
Fedorchak
North Dakota’s sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican freshman Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, has introduced the Baseload Reliability Protection Act.
The bill aims to “amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a Regional Transmission Organization or an Independent System Operator and that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation [NERC] categorizes as at elevated risk or high risk of electricity supply shortfalls, and for other purposes.”
A summary of the legislation is available on Fedorchak’s House website.
Amendments: The Baseload Reliability Protection Act would amend the Federal Power Act in the following ways:
Workshop
Friday, April 9, 2021|12:30–1:30PM EDT
Session Chair:
John G. Gilligan (NC State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Julie Jacobson (INL)
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NC State Univ.)
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Session Producers:
Julian Colvin (NCSU)
Attend this session to learn about the Integrated University Program (IUP) scholarship and fellowship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students with a brief introduction to the program. Bring a question to ask staff and leadership during the question/answer portion of this event following the introduction. Whether you’re just learning about the program or if you have received a scholarship or fellowship in the past, this will be an informative session for all.
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