Regulatory clarity needed to attract subscribers to spare parts service: Grid Assurance

摘要

The developer of a subscription service to provide fast access to sparerncritical transmission equipment during an emergency has asked FERCrnfor additional regulatory clarity it believes is needed to attract therncritical mass of subscribers necessary for the service’s success.rnGrid Assurance plans to acquire and warehouse criticalrntransformers, circuit breakers and other transmission equipment vitalrnto the resilience of its subscribers. These spare parts would bernreleased to utility subscribers in the US and Canada as needed tornrespond to “qualifying events,” such as physical or cyber attacks,rnelectromagnetic pulses, solar storms, windstorms, earthquakes, fires or severe weather.