FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and several stakeholders expressed concern Tuesday that “fuel war” partisans could weaponize NERC’s coming analysis on the impact of a dramatic increase in coal and nuclear plant retirements.

FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.

NERC CEO Jim Robb said he is pushing for new reliability standards to address fuel assurance concerns and ride-through settings for inverters on solar generation and storage.

Generation reserve margins might drop if coal and nuclear units retire sooner than anticipated, according to the preliminary findings of a NERC study.

Canadian Electricity Association CEO Sergio Marchi complained that he and other Canadian stakeholders have been excluded from cybersecurity briefings.

FERC ordered expanded reporting of cybersecurity incidents, saying attempts not currently reported could lead to bigger, more successful attacks.

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.