Extreme weather events fueled a five-year record in firm load shedding in 2020, according to NERC's latest State of Reliability Report.

NERC issued a Level 2 alert calling on registered entities to report their readiness for severe cold after multiple winter crises in recent years.

NERC's 2021 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report highlights 11 key areas of risk for the electric industry and recommends a host of mitigating activities.

NERC's Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee voted to send two new reliability standards to FERC for approval.

A new Lessons Learned report from NERC details how a tropical storm led to equipment failures at a nearby substation — several days later.

NERC and the REs won't have large face-to-face meetings anytime soon because of the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the more infectious delta variant.

ReliabilityFirst's Don Urban discussed NERC's new cold weather standards at this year's NAES-NERC conference, urging utilities to start implementation early.

Texas utility representatives warned that efforts to avert future extreme weather crises could falter as memories of February's cold snap fade.

NERC's Standards Committee approved teams for several standard drafting projects, while ending one project pending further research.

NERC and the ERO Enterprise have activated the second stage of the Align tool, which is expected to streamline compliance reporting across regions.