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FERC approved a settlement between WECC and an unnamed entity in the Western Interconnection for violations of NERC’s CIP reliability standards. | © ERO Insider
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Experts at a ReliabilityFirst webinar warned that many common insider threat mitigation strategies can actually increase the risk of attacks. | Carnegie Mellon University
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The Texas PUC is concerned about its contract with Texas RE as ERCOT’s reliability monitor, including its inability to oversee the NERC regional entity. | Texas PUC
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The Texas Reliability Entity Board of Directors has elevated COO Jim Albright to become the regional entity’s CEO effective Jan. 1, replacing Lane Lanford. | Texas RE
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WECC Board Chair Kristine Hafner yielded her position to Vice Chair Ian McKay at the regional entity’s annual meeting, during which the board approved its long-term strategy. | Chad Coleman/WECC
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NERC CEO Jim Robb clarified the ERO’s response to President Trump’s executive order regarding the supply chain during Texas RE quarterly governance meetings. | Texas RE
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The Texas PUC hired SCIS as its cybersecurity monitor to develop an outreach program to promote better cyber and physical security for the state’s electricity industry. | TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay
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WECC’s Joint Guidance Committee approved the creation of a task force to examine the “relevance and role” of several transmission rating procedures. | WECC
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Strategically placed transmission or storage devices could serve as a reliability tonic to the Midwest, according to panelists during MRO’s annual reliability conference. | Ryan Silvey
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FERC accepted settlements submitted by NERC between Texas RE and several entities, as well as one by WECC, for violations of FAC and CIP standards. | NERC
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Many utilities in the Western Interconnection continue to use outdated models for their solar and wind generation resources, according to a report by NERC and WECC. | San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
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ReliabilityFirst’s monthly Technical Talk with RF focused on operational resilience, comparing it to traditional risk management. | ReliabilityFirst
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WECC waded into California’s wildfire troubles in an effort to understand how catastrophic blazes could affect reliability and what can be done to protect the grid. | USFS
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WECC is seeking stakeholder comments on a draft strategic plan that seeks to build on NERC’s ERO Enterprise Long-Term Strategy while adding a Western flavor. | WECC
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FERC has accepted settlements totaling $175,000 between SERC and Ameren, along with Ameren Missouri, for violations of NERC’s FAC reliability standards for establishing and communicating facility ratings. | Ameren
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Winter is replacing summer as the period of greatest stress on the BPS thanks to the growing diversity of fuel sources, according to NERC’s 2020 State of Reliability Report. | NERC
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PJM’s consumer advocates proposed changing the venue for discussions on NERC’s reliability standard on critical transmission facilities, saying the current process is moving too slowly. | PJM
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System operators in WECC were too quick to declare energy emergency alerts during several recent events, resulting in unnecessary load sheds, according to NERC. | NERC
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FERC has approved a set of amendments to SERC Reliability’s bylaws aimed at creating “a more strategic, efficient and effective governance body.” | © ERO Insider
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NWPP members discussed a proposed resource adequacy program that would create a “binding” capacity mechanism for summer and winter. | NWPP
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