FERC & Federal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities.
NARUC and NASEO have launched the Cybersecurity Advisory Team for State Solar, aimed at improving cybersecurity defenses in solar energy facilities.
FERC issued a NOI seeking comments on potential gaps in NERC’s critical infrastructure protection standards and what actions it may need to take.
NERC has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to dismiss a complaint brought by security activist Michael Mabee against the ERO’s CIP standards.
FERC rejected a complaint by security gadfly Michael Mabee alleging that NERC’s physical security standard is ineffectual and unenforced.
FERC accepted a settlement between ReliabilityFirst and an unnamed entity in the Eastern Interconnection for violations of NERC reliability standards.
NERC provided FERC with information about its oversight of regional entities and the role of the E-ISAC in developing reliability standards.
FERC approved a procedure for “critical” New England generators and transmission operators to obtain compensation for compliance with NERC rules.
NERC is preparing to issue a Level 2 alert in response to President Trump’s recent executive order regarding foreign threats to the BPS, CEO Jim Robb said.
NERC is seeking comments through July 10 on proposed changes to its Rules of Procedures that were ordered by FERC earlier this year.
ERCOT may need to use Energy Emergency Alerts to provide “operational flexibility” and ensure it has sufficient resources to mitigate capacity shortages this summer.
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