The number of participating organizations fell again in GridEx VII, the second decline in a row for the biennial security exercise.

ISO-NE will be looking to find ways to improve its 21-day forecast of expected energy deficiencies.

Representatives from NERC and the federal government said that last year's GridEx VI has helped stakeholders prepare for the grid's current security threats.

NERC will hold its final planning meeting for GridEx VI on May 26, the Real-Time Operating Subcommittee heard at its latest meeting.

Planning has begun for GridEx VI, which will test response to a coordinated attack from a nation-state adversary, Katherine Ledesma said.

Last year’s GridEx V provided the industry with a number of lessons about crisis management that are proving timely in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

NERC’s Operating, Planning and Critical Infrastructure Planning committees gathered for their last meetings before turning functions over to the new RSTC.

MISO said preparations are in the works for the 2021 GridEx VI exercise, with the RTO drawing on lessons learned during last year’s event.

NERC will begin testing a new version of its situational awareness tool in mid-November, adding the ability to integrate transmission feeds.