The number of participating organizations fell again in GridEx VII, the second decline in a row for the biennial security exercise.

The ISO/RTO Council said NERC's proposed cold weather standard is too vague to properly address the grid's winter weather concerns.

NERC's Standards Committee moved ahead on several projects that are the subject of FERC orders at its monthly Standards Committee meeting.

Industry stakeholders were not completely sold on NERC's latest proposed cybersecurity standard.

NERC's Reliability and Security Technical Committee approved several standards actions at its first meeting of 2024.

Facility ratings accounted for two reliability standard violations carrying a total penalty of $272,000.

Presenters at a SERC Reliability-hosted webinar urged utilities to focus on their unique vulnerabilities in their physical security strategies.

With an ever-increasing number of adversaries in cyberspace targeting the North American grid, speakers at a Texas Reliability Entity webinar emphasized that rigorous planning and testing are essential to maintaining reliability.

FERC finalized new mandatory reliability standards aimed at ensuring utilities do not cut off power to critical natural gas infrastructure during cold weather events.