Commenters generally back FERC’s proposal to approve new NAESB standards for transmission but urged it to reject two replacement rules.

After a three-month delay because of the pandemic, CIP-013-1 took effect, starting the 18-month compliance period for stakeholders.

SERC held a two-day O&P compliance webinar, with discussions on operations under the coronavirus pandemic and recent enforcement trends.

NERC’s board and Member Representatives Committee will hold their first meetings of 2021 remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Planning has begun for GridEx VI, which will test response to a coordinated attack from a nation-state adversary, Katherine Ledesma said.

FERC accepted proposed revisions to seven NERC reliability standards, as well as the ERO Enterprise's business plans and budget for 2021.

FERC approved a settlement between SERC Reliability and Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. for violations of NERC reliability standards.

NERC is set to begin training entities on its new Align tool and Secure Evidence Locker by the end of the year, with MRO and Texas RE going first.

Cyber hygiene and poor-quality modeling continue to head the list of major risks to the stability of the bulk power system.

FERC gave WECC the go-ahead to introduce a new version of its reliability standard regarding contingency reserves.