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Webinar Participants Warn Against Fading Memories, Complacency in Cold Weather Prep

Jul 29, 2021

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

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Biden Launches ICS Cybersecurity Initiative

New Critical Infrastructure Program to Build on April Electricity Actions

Jul 28, 2021

Holden Mann

President Biden announced a cybersecurity initiative for U.S. critical infrastructure, building on one launched in April for the electric sector.

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GOP Presses Glick on Natural Gas, Climate at FERC Oversight Hearing

Concerns over Pipeline Cybersecurity Also Raised

Jul 28, 2021

Rich Heidorn Jr.

FERC Chair Richard Glick bobbed and weaved his way through a House oversight hearing as Republicans attempted to pin him to positions on natural gas.

Standards Committee Approves Drafting Team Additions

Certification SAR Rejected Pending Further Research

Jul 22, 2021

Holden Mann

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

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EPRI Study Calls Attention to Workplace Culture as Risk

Managers from Top to Bottom Impact Employee Safety Perception and Outcomes

Jul 20, 2021

John Funk

Safety culture, long seen as a corporate unicorn, can be created, a new EPRI study implies.

Release 2 of ERO Align Tool Goes Live for All Regions

Texas RE to Start With Full Functionality; Other REs to Follow By October

Jul 20, 2021

Holden Mann

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

NERC Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve on Batteries, Hybrids

Webinar Expands on Guideline Issued in March

Jul 18, 2021

Rich Heidorn Jr.

Grid operators and equipment manufacturers gathered at a webinar to discuss NERC's new guideline on battery energy storage systems and hybrid resources.

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Texas RE: Don’t Wait on NERC Cold-weather Standards

Jul 15, 2021

Tom Kleckner

Texas RE's site visits will continue as it waits for the NERC cold-weather standards to become requirements.

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Ransomware Becoming Part of Business, Panelists Warn

Critical Infrastructure Owners Particularly Vulnerable

Jul 11, 2021

Holden Mann

U.S. companies may have to learn to live with ransomware attacks — even if that means paying ransom, speakers told California lawmakers.

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FERC, ERO Issue Assessment Recommendations

Jul 8, 2021

Holden Mann

In a new report, FERC and the ERO Enterprise detailed recommendations for utilities to improve the performance of their real-time assessments.

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Webinar Participants Warn Against Fading Memories, Complacency in Cold Weather Prep

Biden Launches ICS Cybersecurity Initiative

GOP Presses Glick on Natural Gas, Climate at FERC Oversight Hearing

Standards Committee Approves Drafting Team Additions

EPRI Study Calls Attention to Workplace Culture as Risk

Release 2 of ERO Align Tool Goes Live for All Regions

NERC Tries to Stay Ahead of the Curve on Batteries, Hybrids

Texas RE: Don’t Wait on NERC Cold-weather Standards

Ransomware Becoming Part of Business, Panelists Warn

FERC, ERO Issue Assessment Recommendations

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