In its annual report, NERC applauded the ERO Enterprise for advancing the reliability and security of the power grid during an “extraordinary" year.

SERC ranked cybersecurity as the top reliability risk in the Southeast, followed by extreme weather events and the integration of variable energy resources.

PJM stakeholders heard another first read of the RTO’s proposals for mitigating and avoiding critical infrastructure designations under NERC rules.

Industry participants support efforts to limit acquisition of foreign-manufactured hardware but warn that removal from existing systems will be challenging.

FERC ordered NERC to make an informational filing on possible modifications to the CIP reliability standards to allow their use.

FERC proposed incentives to encourage public utilities to make cybersecurity investments above and beyond the requirements of NERC’s CIP standards.

PJM officials postponed a Planning Committee vote on the RTO’s proposals for mitigating NERC critical infrastructure designations.

FERC approved a settlement between SERC Reliability and Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. for violations of NERC reliability standards.

In its latest round of CIP audits, FERC noted several “potential compliance infractions” and other areas for improvement.

FERC rejected a challenge by security activist Michael Mabee against NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection reliability standards.