FERC accepted settlements with Duquesne Light Co. and an unnamed municipal utility in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council for violations of NERC reliability standards.

The Texas Reliability Entity has revised its self-certification process to make it more efficient for registered entities.

A NERC standards drafting team has opened a final ballot on the elimination of all or parts of 18 reliability standards as Phase 1 of the organization’s standards efficiency review nears its conclusion.

FERC called for two changes to NERC’s draft CIP standard governing the security of communications between control centers.

The spring joint meeting of the Committee on Regional Electric Power Cooperation and the Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body focused on grid reliability and protecting crucial infrastructure.

The New York PSC modified its VDER compensation policy and authorized $43 million in state funding for solar and community distributed generation projects.

A new NYISO study will examine the energy market and reliability implications of a grid being transformed faster by public policy than by market forces.

PJM presented a “Lessons Learned” report to the Operating Committee detailing weaknesses in utilities’ incident response procedures and command structures.

The NATF, EPRI and NERC gathered reps from utilities, RTOs, regional entities and government agencies to discuss improving the bulk electric system.

Transportation Security Administration officials defended efforts to protect the country’s natural gas pipelines, telling FERC they are adding more staff.