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CAISO
‘Above-normal’ Chance of Large Wildfire in Southern California This Fall
Southern California faces an above-normal chance of a significant wildfire in the coming months, less than one year after fires burned the Los Angeles region.
U.S. Senate
Lawmakers Divided on CISA 2015 Reauthorization
Leaders of a U.S. Senate committee remain divided about the fate of the Cyber Information Sharing Act of 2015.
NERC
NERC Staff Call for Resource Accreditation Guideline
In a new report, NERC staff call for a reliability guideline to help establish consistent resource accreditation practices for regional system planners.
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FERC Denies IBR Clarification, Adds to OER’s Mandate
FERC denied two clean energy associations' request that it encourage NERC to complete its examination of a recent standard on inverter-based resources quickly.
NERC
FERC, NERC Praise Low-Risk Violation Handling
NERC said its Find, Fix, Track and Report and Compliance Exception programs “are meeting the commission’s expectations” and streamlining the handling of lower-risk noncompliance cases by the ERO Enterprise.
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CISA Publishes Cybersecurity Asset Inventory Guide
A new publication from CISA aims to help organizations catalog the electronic assets on their systems so they can respond quickly to cyber incidents.
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NERC Cold Weather Standard Gains FERC Approval
FERC approved the third iteration of NERC's cold weather preparedness standard, while ordering follow-up informational filings through 2034 to check on its adoption.
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Texas Regional Standard for Frequency Response Headed to Ballot
Texas RE's Member Representatives Committee voted to send a regional reliability standard to industry for votes and comments.
FERC
FERC Tackles Cybersecurity in Multiple Orders
In two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking issued at its open meeting, FERC proposed to approve 11 new Critical Infrastructure Protection standards intended to allow utilities to use virtualization technology. 
NERC
NERC Committee Approves Waivers for IBR Standards Projects
Members of NERC's Standards Committee advanced multiple standards development projects at their quarterly in-person meeting, along with re-electing the chair and vice chair.

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