physical security

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
DOE Official Faces Questions on PJM Resource Adequacy at House Hearing
Democrats pressed a senior DOE official on recent decisions affecting PJM, including the agency's orders to keep coal plants running, while another agency shut down offshore wind projects nearing completion.
DOJ
PG&E Bomber Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced Peter Karasev to 10 years in prison for bombing transformers owned by Pacific Gas and Electric in 2022 and 2023.
FBI
CISA Releases Drone Security Guides for Infrastructure Operators
CISA published guidance to help infrastructure operators respond to the rising incidence of drones run by unknown operators near their facilities.
NERC
GridEx Participants Report No Disruption from Shutdown
Participants in the upcoming GridEx VIII say the biennial exercise was not affected by the recently-ended government shutdown.
Tonyglen14, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
SERC’s Moran Warns of Growing Climate Security Risks
A speaker at SERC Reliability's fall summit said adversaries may take advantage of severe weather to launch physical and cyberattacks against the grid.
MISO
E-ISAC Updates NERC Committee on GridEx VIII Scenario
Members of the Reliability and Security Technical Committee heard updates on the upcoming GridEx VIII security exercise, and voted to approve a white paper and reliability guideline at their quarterly meeting.
FBI
NERC Posts CIP Survey, IBR Registration Updates
NERC released an industry survey on emerging security risks to the grid, along with material helping owners of inverter-based resources register with the ERO.
ERCOT
Editor’s Choice: Spain Outage; Texas Legislature; and Other Timely Opinion
Energy analysts provided their opinions on the Spain blackout; bills in the Texas Legislature; and the potential ramifications of a trade war as it relates to large power transformers.
NERC
E-ISAC Reports on Cyber, Physical Threats
Leaders from the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center updated NERC trustees on the physical and cyber security threats facing electric utilities.
NERC
Outgoing E-ISAC CEO Manny Cancel Reflects on Security Challenges
Outgoing E-ISAC CEO Manny Cancel reflects on the evolution of cyber and physical security over his time at the organization.

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