FERC approved the dissolution of the SPP Regional Entity and the transfer of its members to the Midwest Reliability Organization and SERC Reliability Corp.

Coal plant retirements have not caused a shortage of black start resources, but grid operators should consider expanded testing, FERC and NERC said.

Peak Reliability outlined a vision for reworking its current structure and reducing costs as it tries to prevent a mass exodus of customers to CAISO.

The severity of the 2017 hurricane season was a major topic at New Mexico State University’s annual Current Issues Conference this year.

FERC told Congress it is ready to act on distributed energy resources (DER), assuring House members they will not encroach on state jurisdiction.

FERC approved rules to prevent malware from infecting “low impact” computer systems through devices such as laptops and thumb drives.

MISO challenged a 2017 NERC assessment that found two areas in the RTO would challenges during a disruption of natural gas delivery.

CAISO divulged that most of the load in the Western Interconnection has signed letters of intent for its new reliability coordinator (RC) services.

CAISO issued its proposal to offer reliability coordinator services in the West, including a plan to charge rates that appear to dramatically undercut rival Peak Reliability.

PJM stakeholders are questioning the process for how a transmission development proposal will proceed following a debate at last week’s Planning Committee meeting.