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.
The Counteflow columnist takes a look back at four years of his "scribblings" to see what he got right, what he got wrong, and what’s happened since.
A GAO report on geomagnetic disturbances found a lack of consensus on how much of a risk they pose to the U.S. electric grid.
FERC denied SPP’s request for waivers from regulations guiding the confidential information in its explanation of how it allocated costs related to a fine.
FERC approved NERC’s revised GMD reliability standard, which broadens requires grid operators to collect certain data and imposes deadlines for corrective actions.
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and several stakeholders expressed concern Tuesday that “fuel war” partisans could weaponize NERC’s coming analysis on the impact of a dramatic increase in coal and nuclear plant retirements.
FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.
FERC and NERC are conducting a joint inquiry into the January cold snap that resulted in generation outages in MISO South.
FERC ordered expanded reporting of cybersecurity incidents, saying attempts not currently reported could lead to bigger, more successful attacks.
FERC gave final approval to NERC reliability standards on training requirements and the coordination of protection systems.
FERC proposed to approve a revised reliability standard on geomagnetic disturbances but directed NERC to also require mitigation of vulnerabilities to localized events.
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