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Summer Forecasts Spark Warnings of 'Reliability Crisis' at FERC

Glick Says Commission Probing for Gas Market Manipulation
May 19, 2022
Rich Heidorn Jr.

FERC commissioners expressed alarm over forecasts of potential supply shortfalls this summer in the West, ERCOT, MISO and SPP.


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FERC Partially Rejects NERC CMEP Changes

Revisions Intended to Streamline Enforcement Actions
May 19, 2022
Holden Mann

FERC raised concerns that several proposed changes to NERC's Rules of Procedure may negatively impact on the ERO's compliance enforcement programs.


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NERC Hits SPP, SRP for $406K in Penalties

Bureau of Reclamation also Knocked for Facility Ratings Violations
May 3, 2022
Holden Mann

FERC approved a slate of penalties against an electric utility, an RTO and a government agency for violations of NERC reliability standards.


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FERC, NERC Drill down on Generators’ Winter Readiness

Apr 28, 2022
Michael Brooks, Holden Mann, Hudson Sangree, and Robert Mullin

FERC and NERC continue to gather information from utilities, generators and grid operators on maintaining electric reliability during severe cold weather.


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Sellers Urge FERC to Raise WECC Soft Price Cap

Commission Orders More Refunds of Premiums Earned in Summer 2020 Crisis
Apr 24, 2022
Hudson Sangree

FERC ordered six more entities to refund the premiums they earned from sales into CAISO during the severe heat wave of August 2020.


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CISA Issues Fresh Russia Cyber Warnings

Russian Government, Cybercrime Groups Growing More Dangerous
Apr 21, 2022
Holden Mann

CISA joined other U.S. and global security agencies to issue the most comprehensive warning yet of Russia's cyberwarfare intentions.


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E-ISAC Warns of Escalating Russian Cyber Threats

New Malware Highlights Growing Aggression
Apr 14, 2022
Holden Mann

The emergence of new malware directed at electric utilities illustrates that Russia's war with Ukraine may be in a dangerous new phase, experts warned.


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FERC Approves $132K Penalty Against APS

Violations by WAPA, TVA Result in No Penalties, per Court Ruling
Apr 6, 2022
Holden Mann

FERC approved two settlements between WECC and APS and WECC and WAPA, as well as one between SERC and TVA, for violating NERC standards.


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ERO Backs FERC's Cyber Monitoring Proposal

Respondents Urge Deliberation in Standards Process
Apr 5, 2022
Holden Mann

NERC and the regional entities expressed support last week for FERC's proposal for internal network monitoring at utilities, but said it is a complex task.


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SERC Alleges Years of Noncompliance by Broad River in $435K Settlement

BA Kept in the Dark over Generator Unavailability
Apr 4, 2022
Holden Mann

A settlement approved by FERC describes how Broad River Energy hid generator outages at its South Carolina facility and misled SERC for years.


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