NERC's trustees took action on a number of standards items, along with multiple organizational items, in the last board meeting of 2024.

Industry groups sought flexibility from FERC in implementing new supply chain risk management rules, while one conservative group argued the commission should use its power to push the sector to use domestic supply chains.

NERC and the regional entities expressed support for FERC's cybersecurity proposals but reminded the commission of their already busy development cycle.

A speaker at SERC Reliability's Fall Reliability and Security Seminar discussed some of the emerging challenges with the transition to cloud computing.

FERC said the activist's request for a grid-wide audit of Chinese-manufactured equipment is unnecessary in light of existing standards.

FERC issued two NOPRs indicating it will direct NERC to develop new cybersecurity standards.

In a new report on compliance with NERC's CIP standards, FERC identified several areas for improvement from recent audits of registered entities.

In a report, NERC said registered entities’ cyber and physical security postures have room for improvement in four key areas.

The 11 new standards are intended to allow for safe adoption of new technologies on the electric grid.

Comments on CISA's cyber incident reporting proposal focused on its overlap with the CIP standards' reporting requirements, with some also calling the proposal too broad.