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March 16, 2026

Reliability

FERC Rejects NERC Bid to Reduce Transparency
FERC rejected the NERC request to eliminate public posting of self-reported compliance exceptions and to expand compliance exceptions.
Ukraine Attacks, ‘Fake News’ Color NERC GridEx IV Drill
About 6,500 participants from 450 organizations took part in GridEx IV, the NERC two-day simulated cyber and physical attack.
Matcor
NERC: Natural Gas Dependence Alters Reliability Planning
A NERC report finds that the grid’s dependence on gas-fired generation will require pipeline outages to factor more heavily into reliability planning.
DOE, Pugliese Press ‘Baseload’ Rescue at NARUC
Department of Energy officials traveled to Baltimore to make their case for coal and nuclear price supports at the NARUC Annual Meeting.
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Early Adopter Pa. Worried by Retreat from Competitive Markets
The 7th Annual Pennsylvania Energy Management Conference featured discussions about state policy, the DOE NOPR and zero-emission credits.
UPDATE: NERC CEO on Leave After Arrest for Domestic Violence
Gerry Cauley, CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) was arrested Friday for domestic violence at his home outside Atlanta.
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Board Decisions Highlight CAISO Market Problems
The CAISO Board of Governors approved two measures intended to prevent the early retirement of unprofitable but needed generation in California.
PJM
Critics Slam PJM’s NOPR Alternative as ‘Windfall’
The PJM Independent Market Monitor and other critics say the alternative the RTO proposed to the DOE NOPR would also be expensive and undermine the markets.
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SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs
SPP stakeholders narrowly rejected a Tariff change that would have established a 1-MW threshold for reporting behind-the-meter network load.
EBA Panelists Talk ‘Wacky’ NOPR, ‘Modest’ ZECs, ‘Rent Seeking’
The Energy Bar Association Mid-Year Forum included discussions of subsidies and the Energy Department's proposed grid resiliency pricing rule.

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