NERC

Emerging Policy on NERC Compliance for Generator Interconnections

by Amy Koch, Phillip Lookadoo, Donald Ousterhout | Reed Smith on 4/30/2013

The ongoing struggle to determine how and when generator interconnection facilities should be subject to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) rules governing transmission owners and transmission...more

Out With the Old, in With the New – CIP Version 5 on the Horizon

by Daniel Frank, Alison Graab, Meghan R. Gruebner, Jennifer Herbert, Alexandra Konieczny, Mark Thibodeaux | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 4/23/2013

Electric utilities and other generation and transmission companies will be subject to new cybersecurity standards under a proposed rule issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC proposed to approve the...more

Energy Alert: FERC Hits Entergy Hard For Violations Of NERC Reliability Standards: Orders $975,000 Penalty

by Craig Silverstein, Kate Solheim | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 4/1/2013

On March 28, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an Order Approving Stipulation and Consent Agreement between FERC's Office of Enforcement and Entergy Services, Inc. The Agreement settles an investigation...more

Washington Energy Update - December 2012/January 2013

by Linda Carlisle, Caileen N. Gamache, Scott Lincicome, Jennifer Mersing, Justin S. Miller | White & Case LLP on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Congress Keeps Wind Credit Alive, Adds New “Begin Construction” Requirement - FERC Approves NERC’s “Bright-Line” BES; Revised Rules of Procedure - Exercising Its Muscle—Enforcement Actions by the...more

Legal Duties To Avert, Mitigate, And Recover From Cyber Attacks On The Grid

by Stephen J. Humes | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/31/2013

Introduction. In this brief essay, we have two objectives: first, to provide a glimpse at the complexities that will be faced by electric power utilities, wholesale power generators, power grid operators and their customers...more

New Reliability Compliance Opportunities in 2013

by Daniel Frank, Alison Graab, Meghan R. Gruebner, Alexandra Konieczny, Jennifer Kubicek | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/2/2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) closed out 2012 with several orders affecting reliability compliance. FERC adopted a revised definition of the “bulk electric system,” authorized FERC access to e-Tags used to...more

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