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NERC
NERC SC Agrees to Shutter Standards Grading Process
NERC's Standards Committee voted to end the ERO's standards grading initiative, which lay neglected for four years, along with a group intended to propose improvements to it.
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Expert Warns Quantum Horizon Closer than Expected
A cybersecurity expert warned listeners at an MRO-sponsored webinar that powerful quantum computers could soon make dominant security technologies obsolete.
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CISA: Iranian Hackers Targeting U.S. Energy Sector
U.S. security agencies reported an escalation of attacks against critical infrastructure by Iranian threat actors since the beginning of the war in February 2026.
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CIP Specialists Warn Compliance not Enough for Security
Speakers at a workshop hosted by Texas RE reminded attendees that compliance with NERC's Critical Infrastructure Protection standards is not enough to ensure security.
CSP/STG
NERC Pushes Back on GIC Complaint
NERC asked FERC to deny a request to mandate studies on the grid's vulnerability to electromagnetic pulses and solar storms, saying its current reliability standards are sufficient.
FPL
SERC Members/Board Meeting Briefs: March 25, 2026
Representatives of Florida Power & Light urged fellow SERC Reliability members to start using artificial intelligence tools, even in their own personal lives, warning that its use on the grid is spreading too rapidly to not understand how it works.
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Georgia Power to Pay $175K in NERC Penalties
FERC approved a settlement between Georgia Power and SERC Reliability that will see the utility pay $175,000 for violating NERC's reliability standards.
ENTSO-E
Report: Poor Voltage Control, Lack of Regs Drove Iberian Grid Collapse
ENTSO-E's final report on the Iberian Peninsula blackout of April 2025 lays out the root causes and chain of events that led to the collapse of the grid, providing critiques of the numerous points of failure.
MISO
MISO: NERC to Dial Down RTO’s Risk Level; Members Create Large Load Working Group
In a case of déjà vu, MISO announced that NERC is poised to issue a follow-up to its Long-Term Reliability Assessment that stands to lower the RTO’s reliability vulnerability from “high risk” to “elevated.”
NERC
NERC: Cyber Event Reports Continued Decline in 2025
NERC told FERC it only received a single report of a qualifying cybersecurity incident under reliability standard CIP-008-6.

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