ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting featured discussions on cybersecurity, GridEx V, electromagnetic pulses and the health of the ERO.

Members of the ORS appeared to reach consensus on the need for an emergency conference call procedure for RCs to supplement the existing NERC hotline.

Less than two months after taking over the footprint of FRCC, SERC is planning changes to its board structure and operations, CEO Jason Blake said.

The certification process for SPP’s reliability coordination function in the Western Interconnection began with an on-site visit by two dozen industry reps.

NERC will delay the first release of its Align software project from Sept. to the first quarter of 2020 to allow inclusion of security features,

MISO will next year discontinue submitting data to NERC’s Generating Availability Data System on behalf of generation in its footprint.

NERC has changed the scheduled rollout of its Align software program, with TRE and MRO turning the switch on “Release 1” in September.

Some stakeholders have concerns over NERC's plan to merge three of its technical committees into a new Reliability and Security Council.

SPP last week reiterated its plans to recover the costs of a NERC penalty for reliability violations by dipping into its employee compensation pool.

NERC hosted a webinar on lessons learned from substation fires, with several utility representatives recounting their own experiences.