A white paper from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on potential cybersecurity incentives policy (CIP) drew mixed comments from municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, state utility regulators, investor-owned utilities and grid-security advocacy groups.
Read MoreThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order denying the rehearing of and clarifying Order 807.
Read MoreUS Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded USD30 million to eleven projects to develop new tools and technologies to strengthen the protection of the nation’s electric grid as well as oil and gas infrastructure from cyber attacks.
Read MoreThe North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission (FERC) designated Electric Reliability Organisation (ERO) for bulk power system, has filed a request for rehearing omn the recent FERC order that directed NERC to change its standards development procedures.
Read MoreThe National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the American Public Power Association (APPA) have expressed concern over the Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission (FERC) launching a new policy using smart-grid rate orders to determine constituents of a ‘critical asset’ under federal critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standards designed to ensure cyber-security and grid reliability.
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