The drafting team working on changes to NERC standards on supply chain risks will regroup after an initial ballot indicated opposition to the changes.

Presenters at SERC Reliability’s Spring Compliance Seminar stressed the importance of internal controls in preventing violations of reliability standards.

The SDT working on options for entities to manage BES cyber information is resolving overlaps within the affected standards and ongoing projects.

FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking industry comments on the “potential benefits and risks” posed by virtualization and cloud computing services.

Cybersecurity and reliability were the subject of discussions at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit, with NERC CEO Jim Robb previewing a report on GridEx V.

NERC and utilities are enticed by the benefits of digital technologies, but must weigh the risks of unwanted guests, said panelists at an MRC meeting.

Consumer advocates, industrial customers and state regulators asked FERC to reject PJM transmission owners’ critical infrastructure mitigation plan.

NERC has opened a 45-day formal comment period on proposed reliability standards addressing cybersecurity supply chain risks.

FERC accepted NERC Notices of Penalty against the Bonneville Power Administration, Idaho Power and the Niles Light Department.

FERC approved NERC reliability standards affecting transmission system planning performance and communications cybersecurity.