The Michigan PSC issued an emergency order requiring investor-owned utilities to report on their efforts to mitigate damage and outages from severe weather.

The Northwest Power Pool will have to restructure its governance to obtain FERC approval for its proposed resource adequacy program, representatives said.

FERC approved NERC's proposed cold weather reliability standards in an order that recognized more standards would likely be necessary in the future.

ReliabilityFirst assessed MISO a $500,000 fine for violating Critical Infrastructure Protection standards. MISO says security was never at risk.

A joint inquiry on the devastating effects of Winter Storm Uri will “clearly” call for “reforms in multiple areas,” NERC CEO Jim Robb said.

The CPUC approved the state's largest rollout of covered conductor, with Southern California Edison planning to install 4,500 miles, costing nearly $2 billion.

FERC accepted NERC's latest compliance filing, which updates the organization's rules while clarifying its relationship with the E-ISAC.

Extreme weather events fueled a five-year record in firm load shedding in 2020, according to NERC's latest State of Reliability Report.

NERC issued a Level 2 alert calling on registered entities to report their readiness for severe cold after multiple winter crises in recent years.

NERC's 2021 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report highlights 11 key areas of risk for the electric industry and recommends a host of mitigating activities.