FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 

CISA
CISA Seeks Comments on New SBOM Guidance
CISA is seeking comments on a draft guide to help federal agencies generate or request a software bill of materials for their products.
EMC Engineering Services
NERC Plans to Register 720 IBRs by May 2026
NERC will begin registration of Category 2 IBRs within the next few months, according to the ERO.
CISA
CISA Releases New Cyber Tools for Defenders
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released two new software tools to help critical infrastructure operators manage a growing number of online threat actors.
FERC
NERC Requests Clarity on FERC’s INSM Order
NERC asked FERC for additional clarity on a key term in its order directing modifications to the latest critical infrastructure protection standard.
Shutterstock
Iran Strikes Likely to Raise Cyber Risk, CISA Warns
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned that the recent conflict with Iran could lead to cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure.
Newkirk Electric Associates
Order to Keep Campbell Plant Running Challenged at DOE and FERC
The Michigan attorney general and a group of 10 NGOs have filed for rehearing of DOE's order to keep a coal plant running for this summer, while those parties and others debated the cost recovery filing Consumers Energy made at FERC.
NERC
NERC Details Performance Metrics in FERC Filing

NERC outlined the metrics it plans to use to evaluate itself for its next performance assessment, in keeping with a 2024 FERC order.

House Energy and Commerce Committee
Wright Addresses Recent Orders Keeping Power Plants Open at Hearing

Energy Secretary Chris Wright talked about the process behind two recent orders mandating power plants that had planned to retire to keep running this summer at a House hearing that was focused on DOE's budget.

Washington State Department of Corrections
Feds Charge Man with Wash. Substation Attacks
A Washington state man who already was accused of damaging electric substations in Oregon now is charged with attacking multiple facilities in his home state.
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Stakeholders, NERC Respond to FERC Large Loads Investigation
Stakeholders urged FERC to consider reliability and consumer costs when weighing approaches to co-located large loads.

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