News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

FERC tentatively approved a rule to protect the grid against sabotage threats after ordering changes to allow the commission to overrule transmission operators’ definition of “critical” facilities.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the DOE, EPA, FERC and Department of the Interior.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Department of Energy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Reliability Corp.

Uncertainty over the grid’s vulnerability to sabotage could lead to wasteful and excessive spending, a new congressional report warns.

FERC approved NERC reliability rules on geomagnetic disturbances, personnel training and capacity modeling.

“Clean” energy portfolio standards may be a way for states to provide financial support for ailing nuclear plants, FERC officials told the NRC last week.

PJM transmission owners must notify the RTO when elements of their operations are reclassified as part of NERC's new Bulk Electric System (BES) definition.

NERC stakeholders last week approved draft regulations to protect the electric grid from physical threats even as many criticized the rules as rushed and poorly defined.