A summary of issues discussed by the MISO Planning Advisory Committee on March 16, 2016, including the RTO's first expedited project review request.

FERC gave final approval to a NERC reliability standard on protective relays and preliminary approval to one for small generators.

NARUC ended its winter meetings with an interview of Ted Koppel, whose 2015 book “Lights Out” alleges the U.S. is unprepared for the threat of cyberattacks on the nation’s grid.

SERC Reliability Corp. named MISO the winner of its President’s Award, citing its management of a record summer load, compliance with CIP standards and resolution of seams issues.

A joint FERC-NERC review of nine utilities’ system recovery plans found them satisfactory but also recommended improvements.

FERC gave final approval to revisions to seven critical infrastructure protection reliability standards.

The MISO Reliability Subcommittee discussed frequency response and a rather uneventful November and December at its Jan. 14 meeting.

The nation’s power system is in good shape heading into the winter, NERC said in its Winter Reliability Assessment.

The bill includes includes provisions intended to protect the grid from terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

Amid increasing concern over threats to the nation’s power grid, NERC ran GridEx III, a rigorous, two-day drill that simulated terrorist attacks.