A NERC official said Standards Committee members may jeopardize the ERO’s effort to win recertification by balking at inclusion of staff on drafting teams.

ReliabilityFirst said that inaccurate facility ratings continue to undermine the safety and reliability of the bulk electric system.

SaskPower briefed the NERC Operating Committee on the mass outage event in which heavy rime ice caused shield wires to sag and contact the phase conductors.

The Texas RE held its annual meeting, at which current Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker raised concerns about NERC representation.

It’s musical chairs for those seeking to join NERC’s new Reliability and Security Technical Committee, with 35 stakeholders vying for 14 seats.

NERC announced it will conduct a formal review of the effectiveness of its new supply chain standards, which take effect July 1.

The Midwest Reliability Organization approved appointments and policy changes at its annual meeting.

WECC will launch an initiative to tighten coordination and clarify who does what among the planning groups, utilities and industry stakeholders.

Increasing incidents of extreme weather, along with threats to cybersecurity, are pressing items identified in MRO’s draft Regional Risk Assessment.

ERCOT will likely welcome back double-digit reserve margins next year and well into the decade, according to the grid operator’s latest CDR report.