The team working on revising two NERC reliability standards on cybersecurity is reviewing the latest round of comments

Strategically placed transmission or storage devices could serve as a reliability tonic to the Midwest, panelists said during MRO’s reliability conference.

NERC has extended voting on Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits to Aug. 26 because six nonbinding polls failed to reach a quorum.

System operators in WECC were too quick to declare energy emergency alerts during recent events, resulting in unnecessary load sheds, according to NERC.

MRO covered a number of timely issues at its quarterly Board of Directors meeting, held via conference call because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is leading to budget savings across the ERO Enterprise that have been welcomed by NERC and the regional entities.

NERC is projecting a total budget of $211.4 million for 2021, up 2.4% as it grapples with the uncertain economic conditions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Advanced meters represent more than half of the meters in service, but demand response growth has been choppy due to slow adoption of time-of-use rates.

The Midwest Reliability Organization approved appointments and policy changes at its annual meeting.

Increasing incidents of extreme weather, along with threats to cybersecurity, are pressing items identified in MRO’s draft Regional Risk Assessment.