The Texas Reliability Entity Board of Directors has elevated COO Jim Albright to become the regional entity's CEO effective Jan. 1, replacing Lane Lanford.

WECC Board Chair Kristine Hafner yielded her position to Vice Chair Ian McKay at the regional entity's annual meeting.

The Texas PUC hired SCIS as its cybersecurity monitor to develop an outreach program to promote better cyber and physical security.

NERC CEO Jim Robb clarified the ERO's response to President Trump’s executive order regarding the supply chain during a governance meeting.

WECC’s Joint Guidance Committee approved a task force to examine the “relevance and role” of several transmission rating procedures.

Strategically placed transmission or storage devices could serve as a reliability tonic to the Midwest, panelists said during MRO’s reliability conference.

FERC accepted settlements by NERC between Texas RE and several entities, as well as one by WECC, for violations of FAC and CIP standards.

Utilities in the Western Interconnection continue to use outdated models for their solar and wind generation resources, according to NERC and WECC.

ReliabilityFirst’s monthly Technical Talk with RF focused on operational resilience, comparing it to traditional risk management.

WECC waded into California’s wildfire troubles in an effort to understand how catastrophic blazes could affect reliability and how to protect the grid.