SPP became the first regional transmission organization to handle RC services in the Eastern and Western Interconnections.

Comments on a proposal to ensure generators are prepared for cold-weather events revealed widespread skepticism over the value of pursuing new standards.

FERC is engaged in a debate with ReliabilityFirst over the modeling transmission owners should undertake to identify “critical” substations under CIP-014.

North America’s grid has adequate resources to meet energy needs this winter, but NERC remains concerned about unpredictable circumstances.

The team considering changes to supply chain standards may leave two key definitions in their form due to scope creep and communication issues.

NERC has certified SPP’s reliability coordination offering in the Western Interconnection, allowing the RTO to offer those services effective Dec. 3.

ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting featured discussions on cybersecurity, GridEx V, electromagnetic pulses and the health of the ERO.

The standards drafting team revising the requirements for determining and communicating system operating limits said it may have broken an impasse.

Processing NERC violations is getting more difficult — at least in ReliabilityFirst, says the regional entity’s enforcement chief.

FERC is rethinking its cybersecurity strategy by reorganizing two departments and directing its efforts at five “focus areas.”