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April 16, 2025

Standards/Programs

Texas RE
Texas RE Offers Compliance Help for New Registrants
Presenters at a Texas RE webinar focused on helping newly registered entities with the most frequently seen violations among utilities in similar circumstances.
NERC
NERC Board Approves Cold Weather Standard
After invoking its Section 321 authority to streamline the normal stakeholder process, NERC's Board of Trustees voted to submit a new cold weather standard to FERC for approval.
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Stakeholders Call for Further IBR Standard Revisions
Industry stakeholders called for a number of revisions to NERC's proposed inverter-based resource ride-through standards, mostly involving the exemption process for legacy inverters.
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NERC Selects Berkshire’s Michael Ball as E-ISAC CEO
Michael Ball, senior vice president and chief security officer at Berkshire Hathaway Energy, will replace Manny Cancel as CEO of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
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ERO Says 2024 Cyber Incidents Showed Increased ‘Sophistication’
Entities reported three attempted cyber intrusions to the E-ISAC in 2024, and NERC said the incidents showed attackers are growing their capabilities.
FERC
FERC-NERC Supply Chain Speakers Emphasize Open Process
Representatives of electric utilities and manufacturers provided feedback on proposed supply chain risk management standards at a workshop hosted by FERC and NERC.
Convergent Energy and Power
NERC Standards Committee Approves Additions to Standards Teams
Despite objections from some members, NERC's Standards Committee approved adding members to several standards development projects.
NERC
NERC: Cold Weather Standards Now Expected in April
NERC's Standards Committee heard an update on the progress of the ERO's cold weather standard and efforts to develop guidance for trustees' next invocation of Section 321.
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NERC Cold Weather Standard Commenters Say More Work Needed
Industry commenters mostly supported NERC's draft cold weather standard, but several called for further revisions.
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FERC Approves ERO’s Energy Assessment Mandates
FERC approved two new standards outlining how entities must conduct energy reliability assessments to identify potential future emergencies.

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