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.
Representatives from utilities, RTOs and technology vendors gathered at FERC headquarters for a workshop to discuss the role of grid-enhancing technologies.
FERC and NERC are reviewing the more than 70 comments filed in response to their proposal on disclosure of CIP violations to determine their next steps.
The NERC Member Representatives Committee named new leadership and heard about changes to the ERO Enterprise Effectiveness Survey at its meeting in Atlanta.
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FERC’s fourth round of Critical Infrastructure Protection audits still found room for improvement, with a commission report listing seven “lessons learned.”
FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee accused Commissioner Richard Glick of seeking to politicize commission staff’s Winter Energy Market Assessment.
The NRC briefed FERC on its plans to replace its time-intensive inspections of licensees’ cybersecurity plans with a more “risk-informed” approach.
The leaders of the Senate ENR Committee announced legislation to provide $250 million in funding for transmission owners cybersecurity investments.
The grid cannot be protected against EMPs without guaranteed cost recovery and more access to classified information, NERC’s EMP Task Force concluded.
EPRI's report on EMPs underestimated the risks the grid faces, according to a critique by a little-known group with ties to Maxwell Air Force Base.
FERC and NERC are proposing to change how they disclose info on violations of CIP standards by seeking a better balance of "security and transparency.”
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