FERC and NERC are working to ease the compliance burden on utilities grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, the organizations said.

FERC approved the PJM Transmission Owners’ critical infrastructure mitigation plan despite complaints that say it lacks transparency and restricts input.

The drafting team working on changes to NERC standards on supply chain risks will regroup after an initial ballot indicated opposition to the changes.

NERC has opened a formal comment period on a draft reliability guideline covering the collection of data on distributed energy resources.

Threats from the COVID-19 coronavirus and computer viruses occupied much of the discussion at the WECC Board of Directors meeting.

Presenters at SERC Reliability’s Spring Compliance Seminar stressed the importance of internal controls in preventing violations of reliability standards.

Texas Reliability Entity CEO Lane Lanford will retire in December after eight years.

EEI and OATI have asked FERC to clarify its order requiring public utilities to adopt NAESB's Standards for Business Practices and Communication Protocols.

NERC’s Operating, Planning and Critical Infrastructure Planning committees gathered for their last meetings before turning functions over to the new RSTC.

NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee held its first meeting with a focus on introducing its membership and laying groundwork for operations.