FERC accepted the ERO Enterprise's 2022 Business Plans and Budgets, reflecting planned increases in spending by NERC and the regional entities.

The Midwest Reliability Organization said extremely hot temperatures will continue to be an area of concern for its planning coordinators through September.

The first release of NERC's Align software platform and ERO Secure Evidence Locker is live for the organization, MRO and Texas RE.

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.

Planned reserves will fall below reference margins in MISO and Ontario within the next five years, NERC told MRO.

Foreign adversaries are honing their cyber threat strategies against the North American bulk power system, cybersecurity experts told the MRO.

A safety mechanism in many circuit breakers may pose an unexpected risk to the grid during periods of severe cold weather, according to NERC.

NERC is set to begin training entities on its new Align tool and Secure Evidence Locker by the end of the year, with MRO and Texas RE going first.

Strategically placed transmission or storage devices could serve as a reliability tonic to the Midwest, panelists said during MRO’s reliability conference.

MRO covered a number of timely issues at its quarterly Board of Directors meeting, held via conference call because of the COVID-19 pandemic.