NERC’s Standards Committee unanimously agreed to reject a standard authorization request that would have exempted nuclear generators from the requirements of an event reporting reliability standard.

Members of NERC's Standards Committee advanced multiple standards development projects at their quarterly in-person meeting, along with re-electing the chair and vice chair.

FERC provided additional explanations of a key term in its directive that NERC revise a recently approved cybersecurity standard.

NERC's Standards Committee agreed to post two inverter-based resource-related standard authorization requests for industry comment at its monthly meeting.

NERC asked FERC for additional clarity on a key term in its order directing modifications to the latest critical infrastructure protection standard.

FERC approved a proposed standard to require internal network security monitoring at high- and medium-impact grid cyber systems while ordering further modifications.

NERC and the regional entities expressed support for FERC's cybersecurity proposals but reminded the commission of their already busy development cycle.

FERC issued two NOPRs indicating it will direct NERC to develop new cybersecurity standards.

NERC's proposed internal network security monitoring standard is on track for submission to FERC after an as yet unscheduled final ballot.