NERC said its Find, Fix, Track and Report and Compliance Exception programs “are meeting the commission’s expectations” and streamlining the handling of lower-risk noncompliance cases by the ERO Enterprise.

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

Coordination between the gas and electric industries is becoming increasingly crucial to meet demand and to tackle extreme weather events, panelists participating in a WECC webinar argued.

FERC approved settlements between subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Southern Co. and their regional entities over violations of NERC's reliability standards.

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

At MRO's quarterly board meeting, leaders nodded to the "unpredictable" world while urging the regional entity's staff to maintain their collaborative approach to reliability.

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.