A GAO report on geomagnetic disturbances found a lack of consensus on how much of a risk they pose to the U.S. electric grid.

NERC offered a mostly upbeat report on the long-term health of the nation’s grid, celebrating results from its first interconnection-wide frequency response studies.

NERC warned that faster than expected coal and nuclear plant retirements could jeopardize reliability if grid operators are not prepared.

FERC denied SPP’s request for waivers from regulations guiding the confidential information in its explanation of how it allocated costs related to a fine.

FERC approved NERC’s revised GMD reliability standard, which broadens requires grid operators to collect certain data and imposes deadlines for corrective actions.

NERC stakeholders are expected to consider a new standard authorization request to address inverter-based resources after the Standards Committee rejected two proposed by CAISO.

NERC’s Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee held their quarterly meetings at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta. Here are some of the highlights.

FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and several stakeholders expressed concern Tuesday that “fuel war” partisans could weaponize NERC’s coming analysis on the impact of a dramatic increase in coal and nuclear plant retirements.

SERC Reliability Corp. on Monday announced Jason Blake, vice president and general counsel of ReliabilityFirst, as its new CEO, effective Nov. 15.

FERC approved reliability standards for mitigating supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software and computing and networking services.