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October 10, 2024

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Standards Comm. Acts on GMDs, Operator Certs., Cyber
NERC’s Standards Committee approved the posting of proposed changes to its GMD standard and authorized new initiatives on cyber system info access management.
Experts Urge State DER Cybersecurity Standards
State regulators should establish standards to ensure the cybersecurity of DERs, experts said at NARUC's 2019 Summer Policy Summit.
NARUC Game Plans for ‘Black Sky’ Event
State regulators considered the impact of a prolonged blackout for about half the country during NARUC’s first-ever “black sky” exercise.
Comments due July 26 on Revised Inverter Standard
NERC stakeholders have until 8 p.m. ET July 26 to weigh in on changes to reliability standard PRC-024-2 concerning inverter-based generation resources.
ERO Budget Nears OK Despite Canada’s Concerns
NERC’s 13.3% spending increase to develop its cybersecurity capability is facing some pushback from multiple Canadian utilities.
High Temps Put Con Ed on the Hot Seat Again
Con Edison remained on the hot seat after power outages hit 50,000 customers Sunday night, the second major outage in less than a week.
US House Takes on Grid Security
Grid modernization and security were the focus of U.S. House committees as four bipartisan bills cleared one and a second held hearings on two proposals.
SPP Western Reliability Briefs: July 16-17, 2019
SPP’s Western Reliability Working Group approved several governing documents as it prepares for its new RC function in the Western Interconnection.
FERC Orders Cold Weather Reliability Standard
FERC called for reliability rules requiring generator owners to winterize units, citing a cold snap that caused MISO and SPP to seek load reductions.
NARUC Offers Tools for Measuring Cybersecurity
NARUC released a suite of tools to allow state regulators to gauge their utilities’ cybersecurity preparedness without becoming technical experts.

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