FERC approved two utilities' settlements with ReliabilityFirst for violations of NERC reliability standards covering protective relay settings.

Democrats pressed a senior DOE official on recent decisions affecting PJM, including the agency's orders to keep coal plants running, while another agency shut down offshore wind projects nearing completion.

A presenter from ReliabilityFirst said the regional entity expects a normal level of risk this winter, indicating a low chance of energy shortfalls.

FERC approved settlements with three utilities in the footprints of SERC Reliability and ReliabilityFirst, totaling $185,000 in penalties.

A principal analyst at ReliabilityFirst discussed the regional entity's program of site visits to help entities with their winterization efforts.

The NERC board's Technology and Security Committee heard updates on the ERO's intentions for the use of artificial intelligence, along with threat information from the E-ISAC.

The CEO of a company developing workplace AI tools told listeners at ReliabilityFirst's Human Performance Workshop about the products' potential efficiency gains.

Consolidated Edison subsidiary Orange and Rockland Utilities will pay $102,000 to the Northeast Power Coordinating Council for violations of NERC reliability standards.

In a webinar, ReliabilityFirst staff discussed Germany's difficulties meeting electric demand in recent years and lessons for U.S. utilities.

A NERC manager emphasized that the ERO's new compliance abeyance policy is meant to be used only in rare circumstances.