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Recent NERC Penalties
The latest penalties levied against NERC-registered entities
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Recent Penalties
In the United States, the maximum Penalty amount that NERC or a Regional Entity will assess for a violation of a Reliability Standard Requirement is $1,000,000 per day per violation. NERC and the Regional Entities will assess Penalties amounts up to and including this maximum amount for violations where warranted pursuant to these Sanction Guidelines.
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Enel Assessed a Civil Penalty of $20,000 For Violation of SPP Tariff
Enel violated the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Tariff, Attachment AE, Section 2.2(10), by failing to convert...
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Green Plains to Pay Civil Penalty of $927,990 & Restitution of $19,069, Plus Interest and Implement Compliance Improvements for Market Manipulation
FERC approved the Stipulation and Consent Agreement (Agreement) between the Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Green...
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Ampersand Cranberry Lake Assessed $600,000 Civil Penalty for Failing to Maintain Control of Hydro Project
The Commission issued an original license for the project to Trafalgar Power, Inc, which operated the...
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Florida Power & Light Co. Noncompliant with FAC-008-5 R6 and is Assessed a Penalty of $120,000
SERC determined that Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) was noncompliant with FAC-008-5 R6. FPL failed...
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Cooperative Energy Noncompliant with FAC-008-5 R6; Received $20,000 Penalty
Cooperative Energy (CoEn) notified SERC that it was noncompliant with FAC-008-5 R6. CoEn failed to have...
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FERC Issued a Civil Penalty of $390,000 to GenOn and a Disgorgement of $172,306 Plus Interest
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a stipulation and consent agreement regarding GenOn Holdings Inc.'s...
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MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) Noncompliant with FAC-009-1 R1 resulting in $82,000 Penalty
MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) submitted a Self-Report stating that, as a Transmission Owner, it was noncompliant...
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City of Lansing by its Board of Water and Light in Violation of FAC-008-3 R6 Awarded a $40,000 Penalty
ReliabilityFirst identified as part of a Compliance Audit that the City of Lansing Board of Water...
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TotalEnergies Gas & Power N.A to Pay $5,000,000 Civil Penalty
The Commission issued an Order to Show Cause (OSC) directing TGPNA, Hall, and Tran to show...
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