The second Quadrennial Energy Review from the Department of Energy turned its attention to cybersecurity risks facing the nation’s electric grid.

FERC Chairman Norman Bay headlined the Organization of MISO States (OMS) annual meeting, where panelists discussed the grid of the future, the growing role of natural gas and the continuing uncertainty over state and federal regulators’ jurisdictions.

The NRC Inspector General last week issued his annual report on the agency’s most serious management and performance challenges, highlighting concerns over cybersecurity, reactor inspections and licensing.

Industry insiders last week gathered in Austin for the GCPA 31st annual Fall Conference, which featured discussions on Mexico's energy market and more.

House and Senate negotiators met for the first time Thursday in an effort to reach agreement on the first broad energy bill in almost a decade.

SPP’s transmission buildout, interregional processes, new generation resources and cyber threats highlighted the Gulf Coast Power Association 3rd annual SPP Regional Conference.

At the MISO Informational Forum, stakeholders were briefed by a special agent from the FBI about cybersecurity threats against the grid.

Regulators urged their colleagues at the NARUC summer conference to join them in developing cybersecurity rules for electric distribution companies.

FERC directed NERC to develop a “forward-looking, objective-based” critical infrastructure protection reliability standard for supply chain management.

FERC  issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement legislation enacted last year to protect the grid from terrorist attacks.