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March 21, 2026

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SER Phase 2 Targets Data Retention, Consolidation
Phase 2 of NERC’s Standards Efficiency Review has narrowed its focus to four tasks, tabling two others for potential work by other committees.
NW Price Spike a ‘Wake-up Call,’ Says Ex-BPA Chief
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council Board of Directors received a briefing on the Pacific Northwest’s early March price spike.
NERC Presents Lessons Learned on Substation Fires
NERC hosted a webinar on lessons learned from substation fires, with several utility representatives recounting their own experiences.
West Faces Big Challenges, NERC Chief Tells WECC
NERC CEO Jim Robb returned to his former workplace at the WECC last week for the first time since he took the nation’s top reliability job 15 months ago.
FERC OKs Cyber Reporting Rule
FERC expanded NERC’s cyber incident reporting requirements, closing what it said was a gap in the CIP reliability standards.
NERC Investigating Chinese Tie to Software Vendor
NERC is investigating Chinese ties to the vendor it selected for a high-profile software project, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council learned.
NERC Seeks Resilience Metrics, Focus on Resource Shifts
NERC called for developing metrics on resilience and urged continued efforts to respond to increased cyber threats and growth in asynchronous generation.
Ending the Universal Service Model?
The increasing number of billion-dollar wildfires, floods and hurricanes had some at EEI2019 suggesting an end to the universal service model.
Calif. Fire Season Starts with Power Shutoffs
California’s annual wildfire season kicked off with high winds, a heat wave and precautionary power shutoffs by PG&E to thousands of customers.
NY Utilities Dinged for 2018 Reliability, Safety
Four major New York utilities will collectively see their revenues reduced by $7 million for failing to meet reliability and customer service requirements.

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