NERC's Standards Committee worked to keep order in a packed slate of standards development projects this week.

FERC approved a new reliability standard aimed at improving the security of communications between control centers.

NERC staff said the ERO is preparing for the next phase of its work plan for registering inverter-based resources.

Inverter-based resources took the focus at the monthly meeting of NERC's Standards Committee.

FERC commissioners urged NERC to continue its outreach efforts at a meeting that also saw the ERO's Board of Trustees approve several new CIP standards.

ReliabilityFirst's penalty settlement comes as the Twin Ridges facility transitions to its third owner in four years.

Manny Cancel has been with NERC since 2020, while Stan Hoptroff has served since 2014. Both will leave in early 2025, the ERO said.

FERC proposed adopting the latest version of the North American Energy Standards Board's best practices.

NERC's proposed internal network security monitoring standard is on track for submission to FERC after an as yet unscheduled final ballot.