Solar Power Farms Owners Need to Know This!

As an owner of a solar power farm using inverter-based resources, you should be aware of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations that apply to your business. FERC has recently proposed new mandatory standards to enhance the reliability of the bulk electric system, which includes inverter-based resources such as solar photovoltaic, wind, fuel cell, and battery storage resources that use power electronic devices to change direct current power to alternating current power¹.

FERC has taken several actions focused on inverter-based resources (IBRs), including proposing that new mandatory standards be developed to enhance the reliability of the bulk electric system. FERC has also directed NERC to develop a plan to register the entities that own and operate IBRs and has approved reliability standards related to IBRs proposed by NERC earlier this year.