On September 29, 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued what DOE variously describes as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and a directive (Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule) that will involve DOE in wholesale electric...more
10/4/2017
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Cost Recovery ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
ISOs ,
NPRM ,
Nuclear Power ,
Power Grid ,
Power Plants ,
Public Comment ,
RTO ,
Wholesale
On December 7, 2016, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued proposed procedures that would govern emergency orders issued by the Secretary of DOE, following the president’s declaration of a Grid Security Emergency. These...more
12/12/2016
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Emergency Orders ,
Federal Power Act ,
FERC ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Hackers ,
NERC ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Utilities Sector
On April 10, NERC posted for industry comment CIP-014-1, a draft Physical Security standard developed in response to FERC's March 7, 2014 order directing NERC to prepare a standard addressing physical security issues facing...more