The FCC has scheduled a vote for its April 23 open meeting on draft rules that would open the 6-GHz wireless spectrum to unlicensed users.

FERC granted NERC another extension on the deadline for two compliance filings so the organization can focus on its response to COVID-19.

Bruce Scherr, a former NERC vice chair and member of SPP’s Board of Directors, died on March 29.

Last year’s GridEx V provided the industry with a number of lessons about crisis management that are proving timely in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Marji Philips, LS Power’s vice president of wholesale market policy, says the COVID-19 crisis has her company and its competitors working together.

FERC accepted settlements with Public Service Company of New Mexico and NV Energy for violations of NERC reliability standards.

The team working on NERC’s proposed standard for cold weather preparedness plans to meet again to finish working through the latest round of comments.

The team updating NERC’s standards to address cybersecurity supply chain risks is seeking a way forward in the face of opposition to its proposed changes.

NERC announced Saturday that an employee in its Atlanta office has “notified leadership of a presumptive positive test” for the COVID-19 virus.

Members of NERC’s Standards Committee are working to balance workload changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic with the obligation to maintain transparency.