Michael Ball, senior vice president and chief security officer at Berkshire Hathaway Energy, will replace Manny Cancel as CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

Entities reported three attempted cyber intrusions to the E-ISAC in 2024, and NERC said the incidents showed attackers are growing their capabilities.

Representatives of electric utilities and manufacturers provided feedback on proposed supply chain risk management standards at a workshop hosted by FERC and NERC.

Despite objections from some members, NERC's Standards Committee approved adding members to several standards development projects.

NERC's Standards Committee heard an update on the progress of the ERO's cold weather standard and efforts to develop guidance for trustees' next invocation of Section 321.

Industry commenters mostly supported NERC's draft cold weather standard, but several called for further revisions.

FERC approved two new standards outlining how entities must conduct energy reliability assessments to identify potential future emergencies.

FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two separate utilities in its footprint for violations of NERC reliability standards.

FERC approved four proposed reliability standards: three relating to inverter-based resources and one for extreme weather planning.

NERC's chair and CEO touted the ERO's work across borders in a Board of Trustees meeting that featured leadership turnover and an initiative to remake the standards development process.