January 31, 2025

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FERC Approves Penalties Totaling $930K
FERC accepted penalties against a number of entities, including Entergy and the Tennessee Valley Authority, for violations of NERC reliability standards.
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NERC Releases CIP Audit Guide for Network Monitors
NERC has introduced a guide to help integrate network monitoring solutions into the ICS and OT networks of electric utilities.
U.S. Senate
Colonial CEO Welcomes Federal Cyber Assistance
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount faced tough questions about the cyberattack against his company in a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security committee.
Entergy
Stakeholders Weigh Climate Adaptations at FERC Tech Conference
Day two of FERC’s technical conference emphasized the need for more transmission to facilitate trading and properly compensating demand-side resources.
Texas RE
CIP Panelists Share Communication Security Fears
Participants from across the ERO Enterprise shared their own challenges with keeping their communications systems secure from hackers.
Duke Energy
FERC Tackles Grid Planning for an Unpredictable Climate
Panelists told FERC at a virtual technical conference that considering how climate change may affect the future grid is especially challenging.
Texas RE Gives Sunny Summer Outlook
The Texas Reliability Entity’s director of reliability services said that renewable energy will be crucial if the state is to survive another brutal summer.
DC Circuit Dismisses DOE Security Complaint
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a petition by the Union of Concerned Scientists calling for a review of DOE rules concerning disclosure of CEII.
FERC Rejects Mabee’s Texas Complaint
FERC rejected Michael Mabee's request for an investigation into whether Texas utilities were negligent in applying NERC’s standards during February's storm.
Summer Bringing ‘Elevated Risk,’ NERC Warns
Summer reliability “is shaping up to be a challenge for electric system operators” in most of the ERO Enterprise thanks to extreme weather, NERC said.

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