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December 15, 2025

NERC & Committees

The North American Electric Reliability Corp., a not-for-profit authority, regulates reliability and security standards for the bulk power system in the continental U.S., Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and governmental authorities in Canada
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FERC Accepts NERC’s ROP Changes
FERC accepted NERC's latest compliance filing, which updates the organization's rules while clarifying its relationship with the E-ISAC.
NERC
NERC: Extreme Weather, Resource Changes Cause Mounting Concern
Extreme weather events fueled a five-year record in firm load shedding in 2020, according to NERC's latest State of Reliability Report.
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NERC Issues Cold Weather Alert
NERC issued a Level 2 alert calling on registered entities to report their readiness for severe cold after multiple winter crises in recent years.
NERC
Grid Transformation, Cybersecurity Lead 2021 ERO Risk Report
NERC's 2021 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report highlights 11 key areas of risk for the electric industry and recommends a host of mitigating activities.
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NERC Board of Trustees/MRC Briefs: Aug. 12, 2021
NERC's Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee voted to send two new reliability standards to FERC for approval.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ERO Entities Remain Cautious on Return to Office
NERC and the REs won't have large face-to-face meetings anytime soon because of the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the more infectious delta variant.
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Standards Committee Approves Drafting Team Additions
NERC's Standards Committee approved teams for several standard drafting projects, while ending one project pending further research.
EPRI
EPRI Study Calls Attention to Workplace Culture as Risk
Safety culture, long seen as a corporate unicorn, can be created, a new EPRI study implies.
Texas RE
Texas RE: Don’t Wait on NERC Cold-weather Standards
Texas RE's site visits will continue as it waits for the NERC cold-weather standards to become requirements.
California State Assembly
Ransomware Becoming Part of Business, Panelists Warn
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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