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July 22, 2024

CIP

NERC Board of Trustees, MRC Briefs: Aug. 14-15, 2019
NERC’s Board of Trustees and MRC held their meetings, with discussions on wireless spectrum, cybersecurity and the EMP Task Force.
NERC Board OKs Budget, Supply Chain Inquiry
NERC’s Board approved the ERO 2020 budgets and a data request on supply chain issues before saying goodbye to its retiring general counsel.
SERC Draws Lessons from Arkansas Sabotage
SERC Reliability used part of its quarterly open forum to provide lessons learned from a series of attacks on Arkansas’ power grid in 2013.
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 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.
Panelists Seek FERC OK to Move to Cloud
Registered entities asked FERC to clear the use of cloud computing, which they said could improve system visibility and security while saving money.
ERCOT Working to Set Cyber Incident Processes
ERCOT is seeking more time to hash out the details around an NPRR that would establish notification responsibilities during cybersecurity incidents.
FERC OKs Cyber Reporting Rule
FERC expanded NERC’s cyber incident reporting requirements, closing what it said was a gap in the CIP reliability standards.
Eversource Balks at ISO-NE Plan on CIP Costs
Eversource Energy is opposing ISO-NE's plan to to allow generators to recover the costs of NERC critical infrastructure protection requirements through transmission rates.

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