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Biden Targets Energy Sector in Supply Chain Order

February 25, 2021

President Joe Biden ordered a review of a number of critical sectors, including energy, in order to “strengthen the resilience of America’s supply chains.“ | The White House

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ERCOT was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ from Total Collapse

February 18, 2021

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Glick May Seek New Standards Following Texas Outages

February 18, 2021

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NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Feb. 17, 2021

February 17, 2021

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Anger Rises over Texas Power Restoration

February 16, 2021

Cold Weather Standards Team Sticking to Year-end Target

February 25, 2021

The team working on cold weather preparedness standards confirmed that the joint inquiry by NERC and FERC into the Texas outages will not affect its schedule. | © ERO Insider

NARUC: Leadership Support Essential to Cyber Build-out

February 23, 2021

NARUC released a guideline stating that public utility commissions must play a role in building their organizations’ cybersecurity expertise. | NARUC

Southern Calif. Could Fail RA Test, WECC Says

February 21, 2021

The California-Mexico subregion cannot maintain resource adequacy without imports, and the greatest risk of shortages is in Southern California, WECC said. | WECC

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ERCOT was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ from Total Collapse

ERCOT said that enough generation had returned to service to stop the rotating outages that began Feb. 15. | ERCOT

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Glick May Seek New Standards Following Texas Outages

FERC Chair Richard Glick said he may seek new reliability standards to ensure better preparation for severe winter conditions following outages in Texas and the Midwest.

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NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Feb. 17, 2021

NERC’s Standards Committee moved forward with two standards projects, but not before revisiting an ongoing argument about the standards development process. | NERC

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Anger Rises over Texas Power Restoration

The inability of Midwestern grid operators to recover quickly from extreme winter weather drew increasing customer anger, along with scrutiny from regulators. | Ken Bruce

NARUC: More Opportunities than Challenges in Drones

February 10, 2021

Drones have the potential to revolutionize utilities’ information gathering and grid resilience, according to speakers at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit. | NARUC

NERC Touts Progress During 'Extraordinary' 2020

February 9, 2021

In its annual report, NERC applauded the ERO Enterprise for advancing the reliability and security of the power grid during an “extraordinary" year. | NERC

NERC: Need to Prepare for Battery Growth

February 8, 2021

NERC said grid planners must prepare for the coming surge in battery storage, which is expected to double to 4 GW by 2023. | NERC

SolarWinds Recovery May Require Extreme Actions

February 8, 2021

Large-scale replacement of computer systems “may be the only option” for some users of SolarWinds, FERC’s Joseph McClelland told NARUC attendees. | SolarWinds

Building Resilience: From Pilots to Policy

February 8, 2021

Grid resilience is an increasing concern for regulators, but their efforts have been reactive, resulting in pilot projects but no consistent policies. | IEEE Power & Energy Society

NERC Board of Trustees/MRC Briefs: Feb. 4, 2021

February 4, 2021

NERC Trustees Robin Manning and George Hawkins were re-elected to the ERO's board, and Sue Kelly and Larry Irving joined to replace Jan Schori. | NERC

NERC & Committees

SPIDER Group Explores Options After SAR Rejection

February 3, 2021

Panel: Industry Dialogue Key to Cyber Resilience

January 28, 2021

NERC Seeks Faster Pace for Standards Postings

January 20, 2021

FERC & Federal

METC to Pay $125,000 for NERC Violations

February 2, 2021

Biden Suspends Trump's BPS Supply Chain Order

January 26, 2021

FERC Orders Audits of All REs by 2023

January 19, 2021

Regional Entities

SW Faces RA Shortfall in 2021 and Beyond, WECC Says

February 3, 2021

NWPP RA Program Taking Shape for Q3 Launch

January 31, 2021

SERC Ranks Cybersecurity as Top Risk

January 27, 2021

Standards & Programs

NERC Opens Comments on CIP Changes

January 26, 2021

NERC Standard Drafting Teams Mulling Merger

January 21, 2021

3rd Comment Round Begins for AVR Standard Proposal

January 14, 2021

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