The number of participating organizations fell again in GridEx VII, the second decline in a row for the biennial security exercise.

Speakers at NERC’s annual GridSecCon security conference on urged their colleagues to get involved in the E-ISAC biennial GridEx security exercise.

NERC has begun planning for next year’s GridEx VII security exercise and is expecting a boost in attendance after participation dropped off last year.

ISO-NE will be looking to find ways to improve its 21-day forecast of expected energy deficiencies.

NERC’s draft 2023 budget shows expenses are set to rise by more than 13%, fueled by increasing headcount, a return to in-person and rising operating expenses.

NERC's GridEx VI security exercise tested utilities with an array of cybersecurity threats drawn from recent experiences.

ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting featured discussions on cybersecurity, GridEx V, electromagnetic pulses and the health of the ERO.

A simulated social media hack was among the surprises at GridEx V, the latest NERC exercise testing industry preparedness for cyber and physical attacks.

GridEx V will see more international participation, including possibly “active injects” to simulate a “worldwide assault … on Western civilization.”

About 6,500 participants from 450 organizations took part in GridEx IV, the NERC two-day simulated cyber and physical attack.