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Former BPA Leaders Again Protest Workforce Cuts
Former BPA Administrators collaborated on a public letter distributed in the Pacific Northwest about the “tremendous risk being created” in the region by workforce reductions at the federal agency.
ReliabilityFirst
FERC Approves $420K in Penalties for RF Utilities
FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two separate utilities in its footprint for violations of NERC reliability standards.
BLM
IBR Lessons Can Guide Data Center Challenges, WECC Report Finds
With data centers already causing “major disturbances” on the grid, the industry could learn lessons from the recent growth and implementation of IBRs, according to a new Elevate Energy Consulting study.
Nuclear Energy Institute
Texas RE Hears About Reliability Benefits of New Nuclear Reactor Designs
Speakers at a Texas RE webinar said new nuclear reactor designs offer significant benefits in safety and reliability.
Dragos
Dragos: Attacks on ICS Increased in 2024
Cybersecurity firm Dragos said 2024 saw a rise in cyber threats against industrial control systems worldwide, including new threat groups targeting the electric sector.
NERC
EIPC: Transmission Studies Need More ‘Granularity’
Members of the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative urged regulators and policymakers not to rely solely on NERC's ITCS to guide transmission planning.
FERC
FERC Approves IBR, Extreme Weather Reliability Standards
FERC approved four proposed reliability standards: three relating to inverter-based resources and one for extreme weather planning.
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Utilities Say Procurement Challenges Growing Since Pandemic
Industry leaders spoke on the grid's supply chain challenges at a technical session during NERC's Board of Trustees committee meetings in Miami.
SEIA
Energy Innovation: US Needs New Approach to Grid Reliability
To build a reliable, affordable and clean electric power system, the U.S. energy industry and customers will need to shift their thinking about what a reliable system looks like, according to a study from nonprofit think tank Energy Innovation Policy & Technology.
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NERC Leaders Highlight Canada-US Collaboration
NERC's chair and CEO touted the ERO's work across borders in a Board of Trustees meeting that featured leadership turnover and an initiative to remake the standards development process.

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