NERC & Committees
The North American Electric Reliability Corp., a not-for-profit authority, regulates reliability and security standards for the bulk power system in the continental U.S., Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and governmental authorities in Canada
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Panelists at NERC's GridSecCon 2021 security conference discussed the rapidly growing threat from sophisticated cyberattackers targeting critical software.
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FERC has approved a $2 million expenditure to allow NERC to leave its current office space in the Atlanta Financial Center by next year.
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Speakers at the North American Generator Forum's Virtual Compliance Conference shared warnings about the grid's most pressing reliability risks.
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A panel on the opening day of the Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Forum discussed cybersecurity risks on critical energy infrastructure.
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Panelists at the Smart Electric Power Alliance's conference in Atlanta warned that taking cybersecurity seriously will need a lot more investment.
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FERC will not review WECC's $2.2 million penalty against PG&E for violations of NERC reliability standards, along with several other settlements by the RE.
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Attendees at FERC's annual Reliability Technical Conference discussed major challenges to electric reliability, including cybersecurity and climate change.
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NERC's Board of Trustees gave its approval for the organization to sign a lease on new office space in Atlanta and to file an amended budget to FERC.
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NERC's Standards Committee moved forward with several standards projects at its meeting while electing the chair and vice chair for another two years.
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FERC and NERC staff shared their preliminary findings and recommendations on the February winter storm that led to unprecedented outages in Texas.
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