Standards/Programs

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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FERC Clarifies Cold Weather Standard Approval, Effective Date
FERC provided additional clarity on its directive that NERC submit informational filings on the implementation of its most recent cold weather standard.
NERC
NERC Standards Committee Pushes Projects Forward
NERC's Standards Committee wrapped up 2025 by advancing several standards projects, though one item had to be delayed until the next meeting.
NERC
NERC Board Approves Committee Reorganization
NERC's Board of Trustees agreed to a significant committee restructuring during its final meeting of 2025.
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ISAC Speakers Tout Cross-sector Partnerships
Speakers on a panel hosted by Texas RE said cooperation among Information Sharing and Analysis Centers is increasingly essential to weathering crises.
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Power Industry Asks Congress to Authorize Cyber Defense Programs
Electricity sector participants urged Congress to support cyber security programs as the House E&C Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy heard testimony on the efforts of nation-states and other actors to hack the bulk power system.
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ERO, Stakeholders Support Proposed Cybersecurity Standards
NERC and other commenters on two NOPRs supported the ERO's proposed changes to the critical infrastructure protection standards.
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NERC Standards Committee Rejects Nuclear Reporting Carve-out
NERC’s Standards Committee unanimously agreed to reject a standard authorization request that would have exempted nuclear generators from the requirements of an event reporting reliability standard.
NERC
GridEx Participants Report No Disruption from Shutdown
Participants in the upcoming GridEx VIII say the biennial exercise was not affected by the recently-ended government shutdown.

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