Texas RE knocked a registered entity for violating NERC’s facility ratings standards, assessing a $105,000 penalty in a settlement with Buffalo Gap Wind Farm.

Wayward drones, copper thefts and gun shots at transmission lines — they're all part of the territory for NERC's Bulk Power Situational Awareness unit.

Software designed to provide computer security had the ironic consequence of rendering an electric utility’s essential systems unusable, a NERC report said.