FERC : Spare parts service 'prudent' move

摘要

A decision by a transmission owner to enroll in a subscription servicernthat would offer fast access to spare critical transmission equipmentrnduring an emergency would be deemed "prudent," the Federal EnergyrnRegulatory Commission said in an order offering regulatory clarity forrnprospective subscribers of the proposed service.rnThe subscription service's developer, Grid Assurance, plans tornacquire and warehouse critical transformers, circuit breakers and otherrntransmission equipment vital to the resilience of its subscribers. Thesernspare parts would be released to utility subscribers in the US andrnCanada as needed to respond to “qualifying events,” such as physicalrnor cyber attacks, electromagnetic pulses, solar storms, windstorms,rnearthquakes, fires or severe weather.