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.
Newkirk Electric Associates
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 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
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
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.
© RTO Insider
Stakeholders urged FERC to consider reliability and consumer costs when weighing approaches to co-located large loads.
NOAA
FERC and NERC's report on the January winter storms indicated the gas and electric industries are improving their communication and coordination, staff said at the commission's April meeting.
Dragos
Cybersecurity firm Dragos said 2024 saw a rise in cyber threats against industrial control systems worldwide, including new threat groups targeting the electric sector.
EMC Engineering Services
In a filing, NERC told FERC it estimates more than 850 inverter-based resources will need to be registered under new criteria.
NOAA
FERC and the ERO have launched a review into the electric grid's performance during January's extreme cold weather that brought record low temperatures and snowfall to the Southeastern U.S.
U.S. House of Representatives
The outgoing head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned that China remains intent on infiltrating U.S. critical infrastructure.
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