North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

NERC Chief: No ‘Appetite’ for Expanding Authority
NERC CEO Jim Robb said he sees no “appetite” among policymakers for expanding the organization’s authority despite concerns over the visibility of distributed energy resources.
Senators Call for Urgency on Energy Cybersecurity
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee worries FERC and NERC are not treating cyberattack threats on energy infrastructure with enough urgency.
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NERC Board of Trustees Briefs: Feb. 7, 2019
The NERC Board of Trustees authorized management to terminate the agreement between the organization and the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Feb. 5, 2019
PJM’s Operating Committee endorsed manual revisions in spite of FirstEnergy's challenge to the formula for judging primary frequency response performance.
NERC Member Representatives Committee Briefs: Feb. 6, 2019
NERC stakeholders got a look at a draft report on supply chain risks as part of a FERC directive to address risk management of the industry’s vendors.
Duke Energy
NERC Seeks $10M Fine for Duke Energy Security Lapses
NERC recommended a $10M fine on Duke Energy for repeated violations of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards over 3+ years.
NERC Issues $10M Fine for Security Lapses
NERC has recommended a $10M fine on a utility for violations of critical infrastructure protection reliability standards over more than three years.
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Jan. 23, 2019
The NERC Standards Committee unanimously voted to authorize the standards drafting team to consider the retirements of more than 30 reliability standards.
GAO-19-98
GAO: No Consensus on GMD Risk to Grid
A GAO report on geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) found a lack of consensus on how much of a risk they pose to U.S. electric grid reliability.
NERC
NERC Offers Upbeat Long-term Assessment
NERC offered an upbeat report on the long-term health of the nation’s grid, celebrating results from its interconnection-wide frequency response studies.

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