NERC's Ken DeFontes says the grid’s three competing objectives, reliability, affordability and the environment, are being thrown out of whack by policymakers focused on environmental legislation.

NERC and WECC warned that inverter-based resource performance remains an ongoing issue in the Western Interconnection.

NERC's latest ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report includes energy policy and critical infrastructure interdependencies among crucial reliability risks.

Facing mounting deadlines, NERC's Standards Committee agreed to shorten industry comment periods on two projects.

Work is underway on the Interregional Transfer Capability Study that Congress assigned to NERC earlier this year.

NERC's trustees met in Ottawa to approve changes to the organization's standards development process and the final 2024 budget.

With an uptick in physical attacks on electric infrastructure, the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council hosted a session on making physical security more bulletproof — literally.

FERC gave NERC the go-ahead to redirect already-budgeted funds and tap its reserves to pay for a congressionally mandated study.

PJM discussed the response to the July heatwaves and proposed changes to manual language around how synchronized reserves are deployed during the Operating Committee meeting.

As DERs play a growing role in electric reliability, ensuring their protection from cybersecurity threats has become increasingly vital, the Texas RE heard.