FERC approved SERC Reliability as the regional entity for all of Florida, replacing FRCC.

An EPRI study concluded that a high-altitude nuclear explosion could cause a multi-state outage but not the lengthy blackout some observers have feared.

FERC accepted settlements with Duquesne Light Co. and an unnamed municipal utility in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council for violations of NERC reliability standards.

FERC accepted settlements with Duquesne Light Co. and an unnamed municipal utility in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council for violations of NERC reliability standards.

The Texas Reliability Entity has revised its self-certification process to make it more efficient for registered entities.

A NERC standards drafting team has opened a final ballot on the elimination of all or parts of 18 reliability standards as Phase 1 of the organization’s standards efficiency review nears its conclusion.

A NERC standards drafting team has opened a final ballot on the elimination of all or parts of 18 reliability standards as Phase 1 of the organization’s standards efficiency review nears its conclusion.

FERC called for two changes to NERC’s draft CIP standard governing the security of communications between control centers.

FERC called for two changes to NERC’s draft CIP standard governing the security of communications between control centers.

The NERC Standards Committee unanimously approved the opening of a 45-day comment period on revised inverter rules in reliability standard PRC-024.