NERC's Standards Committee heard an update on the progress of the ERO's cold weather standard and efforts to develop guidance for trustees' next invocation of Section 321.

Industry commenters mostly supported NERC's draft cold weather standard, but several called for further revisions.

FERC approved two new standards outlining how entities must conduct energy reliability assessments to identify potential future emergencies.

FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two separate utilities in its footprint for violations of NERC reliability standards.

FERC approved four proposed reliability standards: three relating to inverter-based resources and one for extreme weather planning.

NERC's chair and CEO touted the ERO's work across borders in a Board of Trustees meeting that featured leadership turnover and an initiative to remake the standards development process.

China and other foreign actors remain committed to undermining the North American power grid, representatives of the E-ISAC said.

NERC's monthly spreadsheet notice of penalty listed 22 infringements of facility ratings standards across multiple regions.

NERC's Standards Committee expects to have the latest version of the cold weather standard ready to post for a formal comment period by Jan. 27.

Citing a looming FERC deadline, NERC's Board of Trustees voted once again to sidestep the normal standards development process to accelerate development of the ERO's cold weather standard.