November 18, 2024

SERC Reliability Corp.

NERC
Personnel, Meeting Costs Drive 2024 ERO Budget Hikes
EROs are increasing their budgets for 2024, with the increases largely funding personnel and meetings. Draft budgets are available for stakeholder comment.
NERC
NERC Warns of Summer Reliability Risks Across North America
Most regions of the North American grid remain at elevated risk of supply shortfalls this summer, NERC said in its 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment.
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FPL Lauds Restoration Work After Ian, Nicole
Unstable ground after Ian “really created some challenging conditions” for utlity crews assisting in recovery efforts during a late-running hurricane season.
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SERC Board of Directors/Members Briefs: March 29, 2023
Representatives of SERC Reliability’s member entities joined the regional entity’s Board of Directors here for its first meeting of the year on Wednesday.
SERC Reliability
SERC LTRA Notes Challenges from IBRs, DERs
SERC Reliability sounded a note of confidence in its LTRA, predicting that planning reserve margins in most of its area will meet demand over the next 10 years.
Broad River Energy
FERC Approves $147K Penalties in SERC, RF
FERC approved $147,000 in penalties against University Park Energy of Illinois and Broad River Energy of South Carolina for violating NERC standards.
SERC
SERC: Cybersecurity Means Going Beyond CIP Standards
Presenters at SERC Reliability webinar warned utilities that ransomware is a much bigger threat than many of them realize, and major efforts are still needed.
SERC
SERC Webinar Highlights Internal Control Issues
It should be “no surprise” which operation and planning standards are most often violated in SERC, the RE told attendees at its spring reliability webinar.
ReliabilityFirst
RF Panelists: Executive Buy-in Key to CIP Success
The electric industry still is not taking its critical infrastructure protection (CIP) programs as seriously as they should, panelists told ReliabilityFirst.
FBI
DOE: Physical Attacks, Sabotage Jumped in 2022
Incidents of deliberate physical damage to bulk power system facilities rose by 77% last year, driving home the danger posed by malicious actors, DOE said.

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