NERC opened a third formal comment period on the standard authorization request for Project 2019-04 following revisions by the drafting team.

FERC approved a penalty assessed by WECC against Southern California Edison and a penalty by Texas RE against Oncor for violations of NERC standards.

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

FERC approved the full retirement of four NERC reliability standards and the modification of five others.

NERC CEO Jim Robb said the ERO will not request further delays for seven standards that were deferred earlier this year.

Stakeholders criticized the team working on revisions to NERC’s standard for protection functions in automatic voltage regulators for expanding the project's scope.

FERC approved NERC reliability standard PRC-024-3, capping a two-year effort to ensure that inverter-based resources can continue to support grid stability.

FERC accepted settlements for violations of NERC reliability standards, with AEP, DTE, Eversource, PGE and Exelon among those hit with monetary penalties.

FERC has agreed to NERC's request to defer the implementation of seven reliability standards scheduled to take effect this year.

NERC has requested FERC delay the implementation of several reliability standards that are scheduled to take effect this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.