Speakers on a panel hosted by Texas RE said cooperation among Information Sharing and Analysis Centers is increasingly essential to weathering crises.

Rising electricity demand is adding to seasonal reliability risks this winter as supply has not kept pace with consumption in many regions, NERC reported in its Winter Reliability Assessment.

Texas RE's Member Representatives Committee voted to send a regional reliability standard to industry for votes and comments.

Members of the ERO's Internal Controls Task Force shared the group's progress toward creating a systemwide approach to internal controls audits.

A veteran cybersecurity-focused attorney shared strategies for remedying a potential data breach, reminding companies to protect their interests while fulfilling legal obligations.

A speaker at a Texas RE webinar suggested that utilities look beyond the minimum cybersecurity preparations required by NERC's Critical Infrastructure Protection standards.

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.

Texas regulators have approved two more system resiliency plans for state utilities with a focus on wildfire mitigation, following up on a requirement from the 2023 legislative session.

The Texas Reliability Entity has added key risks related to artificial intelligence and large loads as part of its annual reliability and regional risk assessment of the ERCOT grid.

Rapid growth in battery energy storage systems in ERCOT has resulted in a “significantly lower” probability for an energy emergency alert this summer, according to the Texas Reliability Entity.