The U.S. electric grid is a prime target for cyberattacks, including by both nation-state actors and organized crime. Electric utilities have been ahead of much of the rest of the energy sector in hardening their...more
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) electric regulation has traditionally put resources into defined categories (generation, transmission, distribution), but energy storage devices defy easy categorization. They can...more
In response to a motion by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and consistent with the policy statements and pronouncements reflecting flexibility in addressing proceedings during a pandemic, FERC...more
On Wednesday, March 18, FERC and NERC jointly announced that they were exercising their regulatory discretion to consider the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the ability of operators of the bulk electric system to comply...more