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The first release of NERC’s Align software platform and ERO Secure Evidence Locker is live for the organization, MRO and Texas RE. | Texas RE
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A new Lessons Learned report published by NERC goes over the mistakes that led to the fire and explosion of APS’ McMicken battery in Arizona. | APS
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SERC Reliability CEO Jason Blake praised the regional entity’s new organizational structure at its inaugural Members Meeting. | SERC
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February’s winter storm outages in Texas signal a need for a re-examination of the electric grid, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee heard. | House Energy and Commerce Committee
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FERC threw out a complaint by activist group CGNP against that sought to stop the closure of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant. | marya from San Luis Obispo, USA, via Wikimedia
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SERC Reliability said that the use of video conferencing and other tech tools necessitated by the pandemic could result in streamlining future audits. | SERC
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The cybersecurity lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic must not be forgotten as stakeholders return to normal operations, representatives from Texas RE warned. | Okta
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FERC has accepted a settlement between WECC and NorthWestern Energy for violations of NERC reliability standards, under which the utility will pay $205,000. | NorthWestern Energy
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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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Drones have the potential to revolutionize utilities’ information gathering and grid resilience, according to speakers at NARUC’s Winter Policy Summit. | NARUC
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FERC approved a settlement between ReliabilityFirst and ITC Holdings subsidiary Michigan Electric Transmission Company for violations of NERC reliability standards. | ITC Holdings
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NERC has extended the expansion of its self-logging program and deferment of audits and other on-site activities in response to the continuing pandemic. | CDC
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FERC approved a penalty assessed by WECC against Southern California Edison and a penalty by Texas RE against Oncor for violations of NERC standards.
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FERC ordered revisions to NERC’s pro forma regional delegation agreement and its RDAs with all regional entities while approving the agreements overall. | NERC
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Foreign adversaries continue to hone their cyber threat strategies against the North American bulk power system, cybersecurity experts told the MRO. | FBI
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ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting saw presentations to the regional entity’s membership and Board of Directors on a variety of topics. | ReliabilityFirst
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Industry commenters accused DOE of overlooking crucial recent energy trends and relying on unexamined assumptions in its latest study of transmission congestion. | Department of Energy
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Californians for Green Nuclear Power has updated its request that FERC overturn the planned closing of Diablo Canyon in response to criticism from NERC.
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NERC urged FERC to reject a request by Californians for Green Nuclear Power to overturn the planned closing of the state’s last nuclear generating station in 2025.
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A safety mechanism present in many circuit breakers may pose an unexpected risk to the grid during periods of severe cold weather, according to NERC. | NERC
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