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Stakeholders Urge Further Refinement of NERC Standard Modernization Proposals
Stakeholders mostly said the recommendations to update NERC's standards development process represented a good start but needed further development to ensure a fair process.
Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
AEP, Springdale to Pay $180K in NERC Penalties
FERC approved two utilities' settlements with ReliabilityFirst for violations of NERC reliability standards covering protective relay settings.
AdminMonitor
ERCOT Leaned on Mobile Gens, RMR Unit During Storm
ERCOT says it leaned on Texas’ 15 mobile generating units and an RMR unit during the state’s first major cold-weather event since 2021’s disastrous Winter Storm Uri.
Shutterstock
Stakeholders Support Adopting NAESB Standards
Commenters expressed support for FERC's proposal to adopt standards on gas-electric coordination, while suggesting further measures to promote electric reliability.
NERC
NERC Modernization Task Force Leaders Present Final Recommendations
Leaders of NERC's Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force presented their final recommendations ahead of the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting.
NERC
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.
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.
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.

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