FERC & Federal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities.
Extreme heat and drought conditions are a major cause for concern in the Western Interconnection, according to FERC’s summer assessment.
Wednesday’s hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy focused on the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
Cybersecurity will be a critical challenge for grid-interactive buildings, according to the U.S. national laboratories.
Experts say the attack against Colonial Pipeline provides a graphic reminder of the evolving landscape of cyber threats against critical infrastructure.
A panel at WIRES’ virtual spring conference focused on the challenges of integrating and managing DERs after FERC Order 2222.
BYD
More than 40 electric industry professionals, regulators and academics joined the second EnVision Forum, sponsored by FERC and Virginia Tech.
Incorporating advances in energy technology will require NERC to recognize the interdependencies between the grid and other systems.
BPA will this summer join the ranks of Western transmission providers adopting a public safety power shutoff plan to prevent wildfires.
FERC Chair Richard Glick and NERC CEO James Robb: The West needs to build transmission lines to connect renewable resources to load.
NERC
FERC gave final approval Thursday for NERC and WECC to introduce regional reliability standard BAL-002-WECC-3.
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