NERC & Committees
The North American Electric Reliability Corp., a not-for-profit authority, regulates reliability and security standards for the bulk power system in the continental U.S., Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and governmental authorities in Canada
ITC Holdings
FERC OK'd a settlement between ReliabilityFirst and ITC Transmission for violations of NERC reliability standards at the Dearborn Industrial Generation site.
Cross-Sound Cable Co.
Utilities cannot recover prior costs of complying with NERC's critical infrastructure protection standards in ISO-NE, the D.C. Circuit Court said.
Shutterstock
In light of recent cyberattacks, FERC is calling for new standards that would require entities to monitor their internal computer networks for intrusions.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
FERC Chair Richard Glick lobbied for an ERO-like entity to set mandatory standards for gas pipelines before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
SERC
The ERO Enterprise is now planning to complete deployment of the Align software tool by the fourth quarter of 2022, SERC staff said Tuesday.
CDC
NERC Board Chair Ken DeFontes announced that the organization has once again delayed its return to in-person meetings because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NERC
Severe weather and rapidly diversifying generation will challenge electric reliability in the next decade, NERC said in its Long-Term Reliability Assessment.
NERC
SERC's year-end board meeting concentrated on the importance of members adopting NERC’s new cold weather standards before they become enforceable in early 2023.
FERC ordered transmission providers to end the use of static line ratings in evaluating near-term service, saying it will increase utilization of the grid.
NERC
NERC’s Standards Committee approved a revised charter and standard authorization requests for its MOD and PRC rules in its year-end meeting.
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