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September 2026
Capacity Is Not the Same Thing as Capability
September 2026 Grid Brief on grid capacity, BESS, transmission expansion, interconnection, power system studies, data center demand, compliance and infrastructure delivery.
August 2026
FERC & NERC Data Center Reliability Standards 2026
FERC directs NERC to bring computational loads inside the reliability framework, alongside Nighthawk BESS, transmission policy, grid reliability, and compliance updates.
July 2026
ERCOT Energy Market Update — July 2026
Large-load growth, Senate Bill 6, Batch Zero interconnection redesign, 4CP to 12CP shift, RTC+B market impacts, and the road to a disciplined ERCOT queue.
June 2026
BESS Growth, Grid Reliability & Compliance in 2026
Sodium-ion vs LFP lifecycle economics, 61.5 GWh of CATL supply deals, four US projects across Texas, California, Colorado, and Georgia, and what long-dated offtakes mean for grid reliability engineering.
May 2026
Grid Reliability, BESS Breakthroughs & Energy Transition
NERC Milestone 4 workshop, MISO reliability outlook, DTE's $474M rate case, record European BESS deployment, and next-gen LFP battery evolution.
April 2026
AI Power Surge Reshaping Data Center Infrastructure in 2026
Explore how AI is driving hyperscale data center growth, rising power demand, behind-the-meter energy systems, and next-generation engineering design.
March 2026
NERC Strategic & Reliability Updates
Key insights on grid reliability, cyber security resilience, NERC standards activity, and global battery energy storage developments shaping the bulk power system.
February 2026
Powering Reliability in the Age of AI and Large Load Growth
Insights on AI-driven demand, data center impacts, transmission challenges, and NERC reliability trends shaping the bulk power system in 2026.
January 2026
Navigating NERC Compliance in the Era of Inverter-Based Resources
A comprehensive overview of the IBR Registration Initiative, new PRC/CIP standards, and what asset owners must do now to remain compliant heading into 2026 enforcement.
July 2025
Grid Reliability, IBR Compliance & Engineering Readiness
NERC's 2025 State of Reliability report, the new IBR Registration Initiative for GOs and GOPs, energy adequacy rethink, and upcoming NERC compliance deadlines.
May 2025
Industry NERC News – May 2025 Update
Cold weather preparedness deadlines, IBR modeling deficiency alert exposing 15,000+ MW of risk, ballot results, and upcoming NERC standards taking effect 2025–2027.
April 2025
Keentel Power Pulse – Engineering the Future of the Grid
Global energy trends, IEEE 2800 and NERC PRC-006-5 compliance updates, BESS going mainstream, 345 kV interconnection projects, and digital substation innovations.
Engineering guide to PRC-028 disturbance recording, PRC-029 ride-through and PRC-030 event detection for inverter-based resources.
A practical guide to SSO classification, SSR, PEDI, Wind-SSCI, EMT analysis, mitigation and protection based on CIGRE TB 909.
Learn how PV string I-V curve testing identifies hidden solar performance losses, including soiling, shading, mismatch, degradation, and wiring faults.
Learn how active harmonic filters work, how to size AHF systems, reduce VFD harmonics, calculate losses, and meet IEEE 519 TDD limits at the PCC.
Learn how BESS supports grid stability through fast frequency response, voltage support, oscillation damping, black start, grid-forming controls and EMT studies.
Learn motor protection and relay coordination using TCC curves, IEEE standards, transformer damage limits, CTI settings and a 138/13.8 kV example.
Learn NERC and ERCOT compliance requirements for natural gas power plants, including GO/GOP obligations, O&P standards, GADS reporting, and audits.
Learn how to prepare a MISO large-load interconnection package, including PSS®E models, BESS smoothing, harmonic data and transmission-owner requirements.
Learn where storage belongs in an 800 VDC AI data center, including capacitors, flywheels, BESS, fault current, protection, grounding, and EMT design.
Learn how SPP’s HILL and HILLGA framework works for large-load projects, including studies, BTM generation, modeling, EMT requirements, and firm service.
Learn how IBR time synchronization, IEEE 2800, IRIG-B verification, and PTP solutions help meet disturbance monitoring compliance requirements.
Learn why continuing technical training matters in power engineering, including standards, software skills, PDH requirements, and career growth.
