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NERC SC Kicks off 2026 with Organizational, Standards Items
NERC's Standards Committee elected its Executive Committee and approved multiple standards actions in its first meeting of 2026.
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NERC Managers Share 2026 Priorities
NERC's head of reliability assessments said the ERO will continue to be guided by priorities developed over the last three-year plan during the "bridge year" of 2026.
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CISA, Peers Provide OT Connectivity Principles
CISA and several international peer organizations published a list of principles to guide operational technology cybersecurity measures.
NERC
IESO Reliability Compliance Plan Focuses on CIP, Modeling, IBRs
IESO is targeting six areas of NERC’s Reliability Standards in its 2026 compliance program, largely continuing a focus on issues it has prioritized since 2023.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
DOE Official Faces Questions on PJM Resource Adequacy at House Hearing
Democrats pressed a senior DOE official on recent decisions affecting PJM, including the agency's orders to keep coal plants running, while another agency shut down offshore wind projects nearing completion.
NERC
NERC Report Discusses Crypto Ride-through in Texas
A new report from NERC discusses findings from a review of load-loss incidents involving cryptocurrency mining facilities in Texas.
Luminant
FERC Approves Settlement for Luminant in Texas
In a settlement over violations of a regional standard, Texas RE determined that Luminant will not have to pay a monetary penalty.
FERC
NERC Navigates Turbulent Reliability Landscape in 2026
NERC managers say the organization is well positioned to meet a variety of challenges coming in 2026.
IESO
IESO Seeks Comment on Revised Monitoring Requirements
IESO released proposed market rule and manual revisions to require synchrophasor data from storage resources.
DOJ
PG&E Bomber Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced Peter Karasev to 10 years in prison for bombing transformers owned by Pacific Gas and Electric in 2022 and 2023.

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