The SPP Regional Entity will cease all compliance monitoring and enforcement activities at the close of business Friday.

The bulk power system showed improved ability to rebound from severe storms last year while continuing to improve on most other reliability metrics, NERC said.

FERC gave final approval to NERC reliability standards on training requirements and the coordination of protection systems.

FERC proposed to approve a revised reliability standard on geomagnetic disturbances but directed NERC to also require mitigation of vulnerabilities to localized events.

FERC approved rules to prevent malware from infecting “low impact” computer systems through devices such as laptops and thumb drives.

By Rich Heidorn Jr. Just days after losing its CEO, NERC has seen another senior management departure. Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer Mar...