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MRO Board of Directors Briefs: June 25, 2020

Jun 25, 2020
Holden Mann and Amanda Durish Cook
The Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) covered a number of timely issues at its quarterly Board of Directors meeting, held via conference call on Thursday because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Protests, Racial Tensions Acknowledged MRO CEO Sara Patrick wasted no time addressing the protests in the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.,...
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FERC Seeks Comments on Cyber Investment Incentives

Jun 22, 2020
Holden Mann
FERC is seeking industry comments on a proposed incentive framework meant to encourage utilities to make cybersecurity investments above and beyond the requirements of NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards (AD20-19). Limitations in CIP Standards Recognized In a white paper published Thursday, FERC described the proposed incentive framework as a...
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FERC Starts Inquiry on CIP Standards

Jun 18, 2020
Holden Mann
Citing concerns over the adequacy of NERC’s critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standards, FERC on Thursday issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) seeking comments on potential gaps in the standards and what actions the commission may need to take to improve them (RM20-12). FERC positioned its NOI as a response to...
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NERC Pushes Back on New CIP Standard Challenge

Jun 15, 2020
Holden Mann
NERC has asked FERC to dismiss a complaint brought by security activist Michael Mabee against the ERO’s critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards — in particular, CIP-013-1 (Cyber security supply chain risk management) (EL20-46). CIP-013-1 is set to take effect Oct. 1, along with CIP-005-6 (Electronic security perimeter(s)) and CIP-010-3...
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FERC Approves $450,000 Penalty in ReliabilityFirst

Jun 3, 2020
Holden Mann
FERC last week accepted a settlement between ReliabilityFirst and an unnamed entity in the Eastern Interconnection for violations of NERC reliability standards (NP20-15). In a notice on Friday, the commission said it would not review the settlement, leaving the $450,000 penalty intact. In a Notice of Penalty submitted April 30,...
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NERC Clarifies Audits, E-ISAC in Filing

Jun 3, 2020
Holden Mann
NERC has submitted the first of two compliance filings directed by FERC earlier this year, providing information about its oversight of regional entities, the development process for reliability guidelines and the role of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) in developing reliability standards (RR19-7). FERC ordered the filing...
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NERC Expands Self-logging During Pandemic

Monthly Filing Allowed for Minor Issues
May 31, 2020
Holden Mann
NERC and the regional entities have temporarily expanded their self-logging program to allow registered entities to focus on their response to the coronavirus pandemic. The self-logging program was introduced in 2015 and allows utilities, with permission of their regional entities, to log instances of potential noncompliance with NERC reliability standards...
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FERC OKs Payment Rules for IROL Facilities

May 28, 2020
Rich Heidorn Jr.
FERC this week approved a procedure for "critical" New England generators and transmission operators to obtain compensation for compliance with NERC rules but said it would not cover past expenses (ER20-739). The ruling allows owners of assets judged critical to the derivation of interconnection reliability operating limits (IROL) to seek...
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Report Warns Global Cyber Regulations Lacking

May 19, 2020
Holden Mann
Despite the growing threat of cyberattacks, utilities in many countries lack consistent regulatory frameworks for hardening their systems against malicious actors, according to a new report from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The groups produced Evaluating the Prudency of Cybersecurity Investments:...
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SERC Open Forum Briefs: May 11, 2020

Leadership Applauds Entities’ Pandemic Response
May 11, 2020
Holden Mann
SERC Reliability has seen no "significant issues" among its registered entities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, senior critical infrastructure protection compliance specialist Rick Dodd told attendees of the regional entity’s Q2 Open Forum. "It seems that the registered entities are doing a fabulous job. … Even with all the stay-at-home...
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