FERC approved settlements with three utilities in the footprints of SERC Reliability and ReliabilityFirst, totaling $185,000 in penalties.

A principal analyst at ReliabilityFirst discussed the regional entity's program of site visits to help entities with their winterization efforts.

The NERC board's Technology and Security Committee heard updates on the ERO's intentions for the use of artificial intelligence, along with threat information from the E-ISAC.

The CEO of a company developing workplace AI tools told listeners at ReliabilityFirst's Human Performance Workshop about the products' potential efficiency gains.

Consolidated Edison subsidiary Orange and Rockland Utilities will pay $102,000 to the Northeast Power Coordinating Council for violations of NERC reliability standards.

In a webinar, ReliabilityFirst staff discussed Germany's difficulties meeting electric demand in recent years and lessons for U.S. utilities.

A NERC manager emphasized that the ERO's new compliance abeyance policy is meant to be used only in rare circumstances.

FERC approved settlements between ReliabilityFirst and two Cogentrix entities with a total penalty of $110,000, along with additional settlements in SERC's footprint.

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

Brandon Russell was convicted of masterminding a 2023 plan to damage electric substations in a plot to "completely destroy" Baltimore.