NERC trustees agreed to accept the recommendations of the Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force at their first meeting of 2026.

NERC's Member Representatives Committee heard progress reports from the groups developing updates to its standards development process and strategic plan.

NERC's trustees approved next year's budgets while urging stakeholders to continue collaborating with the ERO as the industry faces an ever-growing set of challenges.

NERC's CEO told attendees at an MRC informational session that the ERO is in discussions with the Energy Department to assist with a recent executive order requiring nationwide reliability assessments.

Industry leaders spoke on the grid's supply chain challenges at a technical session during NERC's Board of Trustees committee meetings in Miami.

NERC's chair and CEO touted the ERO's work across borders in a Board of Trustees meeting that featured leadership turnover and an initiative to remake the standards development process.

NERC's Board of Trustees invoked its authority to accelerate standards development for the first time at this week's meeting in Vancouver.

The NERC board approved a new reliability standard for extreme cold weather preparedness and operations that industry stakeholders previously rejected.

Participants in NERC's Member Representatives Committee said better industry outreach is needed to tackle a host of emerging challenges.

NERC's MRC reviewed its efforts to improve effectiveness at its quarterly meeting.