November 19, 2024

Standards/Programs

Air Force: US Must Take `Higher Ground’ in Space
The U.S. military must place weapons in orbit between the Earth and the moon to defend against adversaries, an Air Force strategist told the EMP Task Force.
Align Rollout to be Staggered
NERC has changed the scheduled rollout of its Align software program, with TRE and MRO turning the switch on “Release 1” in September.
Tx Owners to be Exempt from Inverter Standard
Transmission owners will not be covered by revisions to NERC's reliability standard on inverter-based generation resources.
Standards Team Ponders Opposition to FR Requirement
NERC stakeholders debated whether they should be concerned over potential opposition to a requirement that generators provide frequency response service.
Standards Comm. Acts on GMDs, Operator Certs., Cyber
NERC’s Standards Committee approved the posting of proposed changes to its GMD standard and authorized new initiatives on cyber system info access management.
Experts Urge State DER Cybersecurity Standards
State regulators should establish standards to ensure the cybersecurity of DERs, experts said at NARUC's 2019 Summer Policy Summit.
NARUC Game Plans for ‘Black Sky’ Event
State regulators considered the impact of a prolonged blackout for about half the country during NARUC’s first-ever “black sky” exercise.
ERO Budget Nears OK Despite Canada’s Concerns
NERC’s 13.3% spending increase to develop its cybersecurity capability is facing some pushback from multiple Canadian utilities.
Comments due July 26 on Revised Inverter Standard
NERC stakeholders have until 8 p.m. ET July 26 to weigh in on changes to reliability standard PRC-024-2 concerning inverter-based generation resources.
NARUC Offers Tools for Measuring Cybersecurity
NARUC released a suite of tools to allow state regulators to gauge their utilities’ cybersecurity preparedness without becoming technical experts.

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