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.
WECC
FERC Chairman Richard Glick says "the time is right for the states, the region’s utilities and other key stakeholders" to form one or more Western RTOs.
Georgia Power
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it will conduct a special inspection at the Vogtle 3 nuclear reactor, currently under construction in Georgia.
Daniel Case, CC BY-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Another complaint aimed at stopping the shutdown of a nuclear power plant on reliability grounds met its end at FERC's monthly open meeting.
U.S. Senate
Jen Easterly and Chris Inglis fielded questions on the nation's cybersecurity needs before the Senate's Homeland Security Committee on Thursday.
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FERC accepted penalties against a number of entities, including Entergy and the Tennessee Valley Authority, for violations of NERC reliability standards.
U.S. Senate
Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount faced tough questions about the cyberattack against his company in a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security committee.
Shutterstock
NERC has introduced a guide to help integrate network monitoring solutions into the ICS and OT networks of electric utilities.
Entergy
Day two of FERC’s technical conference emphasized the need for more transmission to facilitate trading and properly compensating demand-side resources.
Duke Energy
Panelists told FERC at a virtual technical conference that considering how climate change may affect the future grid is especially challenging.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a petition by the Union of Concerned Scientists calling for a review of DOE rules concerning disclosure of CEII.
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