FERC approved penalty settlements for violations of NERC standards by Mississippi Delta Energy Agency and WAPA, along with an unnamed utility.

President Trump issued new restrictions on the purchase of BPS equipment from suppliers suspected of connections with foreign adversaries.

Maintaining extra cybersecurity awareness once the COVID-19 crisis has passed could be a challenge, according to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

The Northwest Power Pool held a webinar on efforts to create a resource adequacy program, discussing FERC oversight and a need to manage the program.

ERCOT is working with officials to investigate a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the ISO sending a wire transfers to a fraudulent bank account.

The Department of Homeland Security’s CISA has provided a list of guidelines for safely operating control centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FCC agreed to open a portion of the 6-GHz band for unlicensed use over the objections of utilities, which fear communications in the spectrum could be disrupted.

The team working on NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment expects it to be ready by May 1, even as it incorporates the COVID-19 pandemic impact into its projections.

Ensuring access to testing and PPE for frontline workers is one of the key challenges to reliable operation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NERC.

The Northwest Power Pool is planning a resource adequacy program to ensure sufficient capacity at a time of increasing retirements and shifts toward renewable energy.