February 1, 2025

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Glick, Robb Call for Tx Build in West
FERC Chair Richard Glick and NERC CEO James Robb: The West needs to build transmission lines to connect renewable resources to load.
PacifiCorp Faces $42 Million Penalty for Line Misratings
PacifiCorp hopes to convince FERC it shouldn't have to pay $42 million for alleged violations that may have contributed to 2012's Wood Hollow wildfire.
Texas RE Gives People ‘What they Want’
The Talk with Texas RE webinar featured discussions on human performance training sessions that were earlier halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NERC
WECC Contingency Reserve Standard Ok’d
FERC gave final approval Thursday for NERC and WECC to introduce regional reliability standard BAL-002-WECC-3.
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NERC Provides Cold Weather, Cyber Updates
NERC's CEO said that his organization thinks more work will be needed to prepare the bulk power system for extreme winter events, even with Project 2019-06.
Biden to Name Morgan Stanley’s Easterly as CISA Head
President Biden says he will name Jen Easterly to head the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Industry Warns of Hidden Dangers in Cyber Incentives
FERC’s proposal for incentivizing public utilities to invest in cybersecurity improvements provoked a range of reactions from stakeholders.
EPRI: No Time to Lose on Resilience Research
Considerable work is needed from all industry stakeholders in order to properly appreciate resilience's value, according to a recent white paper from EPRI.
Conn. PURA Cybersecurity Report Highlights Phishing, Third-party Issues
The Connecticut PURA urged utilities to beef up cybersecurity protocols and test threat-response systems as cyberattacks continue to increase.
PGE Execs Contrite over Feb. Outage Communications
PGE's CEO expressed regret over a breakdown in public communications as February's ice storms left nearly half the utility’s customers without power.

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