Members of SERC Reliability's Board of Directors approved the regional entity's 2022 budget and business plan on Thursday, along with a new regional standard.

FERC Chairman Richard Glick says "the time is right for the states, the region’s utilities and other key stakeholders" to form one or more Western RTOs.

SPP CEO Barbara Sugg briefed WECC’s Board of Directors last week on the RTO’s efforts in the Western Interconnection and potential benefits for stakeholders there, including full membership in SPP’s proposed RTO West. SPP operates as a reliability coordinator in parts of the West and is helping the Northwest Power Pool develop a multistate resource …

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced  that it will conduct a special inspection at the Vogtle 3 nuclear reactor, currently under construction in Georgia.

Another complaint aimed at stopping the shutdown of a nuclear power plant on reliability grounds met its end at FERC's monthly open meeting.

Panelists from the FBI and E-ISAC warned on Tuesday that insider threats represent a much broader category than many utilities are prepared to deal with.

During a meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, regulators shared strategies for dealing with heat waves, cold snaps and wildfires.

FERC accepted penalties against a number of entities, including Entergy and the Tennessee Valley Authority, for violations of NERC reliability standards.

Participants from across the ERO Enterprise shared their own challenges with keeping their communications systems secure from hackers.

FERC rejected Michael Mabee's request for an investigation into whether Texas utilities were negligent in applying NERC’s standards during February's storm.