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NERC is requesting comments from stakeholders on changes to several reliability standards proposed by the team updating the requirements for determining and communicating system operating limits (SOLs), as well as on the team’s implementation plan (Project 2015-09). The posting was approved by NERC’s Standards Committee at its previous meeting in...

FERC on Friday accepted a slew of settlements for violations of NERC reliability standards, with American Electric Power, DTE Energy, Eversource Energy, Portland General Electric and Exelon among the utilities hit with monetary penalties by their regional entities. AEP’s violation carried the largest penalty at $1 million, followed by DTE...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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:...

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...

FERC last week approved penalty settlements for violations of NERC standards by Mississippi Delta Energy Agency (MDEA) and the Western Area Power Administration’s Rocky Mountain Region, along with an unnamed utility in the Eastern Interconnection. The violations carry penalties of $70,000 and $225,000 for MDEA and the unnamed entity, respectively.