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Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 6, June 2024

Conflicting Energy Demands and Policies Create Significant Future Challenges - Two noteworthy articles highlight how conflicting energy requirements are posing significant challenges for regional and national energy...more

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FERC Approves NERC’s CIP Reliability Standard on Cyber Security

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On May 23, 2024, FERC approved the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (“NERC”) proposed Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) Reliability Standard, CIP-012-2 (Cyber Security – Communications between...more

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FERC Staff Issues Report on Lessons Learned from 2023 CIP Audits

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On December 12, 2023, FERC staff offered information and recommendations to help registered entities (i.e., users, owners, and operators of the bulk electric system) improve their compliance with mandatory Critical...more

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New Opportunities for Boosting Grid Security

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Recent rulemaking on cybersecurity by the FERC underscores the importance of managing grid stability and security. In this video, Troutman Pepper Associates Miles Kiger and Jennifer Panahi discuss FERC’s new rate incentives...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for July 2023

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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's open meeting to be held on July 27, 2023, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on July 20, 2023....more

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FERC Again Aims to Enhance Grid Reliability With Order Approving Incentive Rate Treatment for Cybersecurity Investments

For the fourth straight meeting of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the fourth since Willie L. Phillips was appointed its acting Chair, an order aimed at improving the reliability of the nation’s electric...more

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FERC Approves Extending Risk Management Practices to Low-Impact Cyber Systems

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On March 16, 2023, FERC approved a new cybersecurity reliability standard, CIP-003-9 (along with associated violation risk factors and violation security levels), proposed by the North American Electric Reliability...more

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FERC Establishes New Monitoring Requirements for Bulk Electric Systems

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In late January, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a final rule directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop and submit modified reliability standards for internal...more

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FERC Directs NERC to Study Bulk Electric System's Internal Cybersecurity Gaps

Continuing a recent trend in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") has been directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") to improve or maintain the reliability of the nation's...more

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FERC Directs NERC to Tighten Bulk Electric System Cybersecurity

On January 19, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Final Rule directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to file for FERC review new or modified...more

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FERC Again Proposes Incentives for Voluntary Cybersecurity Investments

On September 22, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing revisions to its regulations to establish rate incentives for public utilities...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for September 2022

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Electric - E-1 – Incentives for Advanced Cybersecurity Investment, Cybersecurity Incentives (Docket No. RM22-19-000 & RM21-3-000). On December 17, 2022, in Docket No. RM21-3-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 6

Ukraine Demands Germany Cut or Halt Nord Stream 1 Gas Flows - "Ukraine is willing and able to provide an alternate transport route to the pipeline, which runs under the Baltic, he said." Why this is important: The...more

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FERC Seeks Comment on Implementation of Dynamic Line Ratings for Transmission Facilities

On February 17, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on whether using “dynamic line ratings” (DLR) for electric transmission lines is necessary for just and reasonable...more

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FERC Directs NERC to Expand Protections to Internal Networks

On January 20, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop new or modified standards that...more

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FERC Seeks to Tighten Cyber Security for Electric Grid Cyber Systems

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is tasked with keeping our electric grid safe and maintaining reliable and secure energy for U.S. consumers. ...more

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FERC Staff Provides “Lessons Learned” from Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard Audits

In October 2021, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff issued its annual report on “recommendations to help users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system improve their compliance with the [North American...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 26

As U.S. Retreats, China Looks to Back Taliban with Afghan Mining Investments - "While the Taliban takes stock of the natural resources and U.S.-funded infrastructure now at their disposal, strategic competitors including...more

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FERC and NERC Publish Whitepaper on SolarWinds and Related Supply Chain Compromise

On July 6, 2021, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) issued a whitepaper...more

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FERC Takes Action to Encourage Cybersecurity Investments

Building off its White Paper issued last summer, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) has proposed changes to its regulations that would encourage more robust investment in cybersecurity...more

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How the “Name-and-Shame Game” Highlights the Need of Electric Utilities for Appropriate Cyber Insurance

In late August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a joint white paper proposing a “name-and-shame” approach to electric utilities that failing to...more

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Name-and-Shame Proposal of Electric Regulators Highlights Need for Cyber Insurance

FERC and NERC’s joint proposal to name and shame violators of Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards underscores the importance for electric utilities to have insurance coverage for cyberattacks. The staffs...more

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Cybersecurity and the Electric Grid – New GAO Report Identifies Actions Needed to Address Cybersecurity Risks

The United States Government Accounting Office (GAO) recently issued a report on the cybersecurity risks facing the electric grid. The GAO reviewed the cybersecurity of the electric grid to determine the risks and challenges...more

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FERC and NERC Advance Dramatically Expanded Mandatory Cybersecurity Reporting Standards - Medium and High BES Systems Could Face...

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• New Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rule mandates new wide-ranging cybersecurity reporting standards in CIP 008-6. • Mandatory reporting is now required for "cyber security incidents that either compromise, or...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for June 2019

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's June 20, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on June 13, 2019. Agenda item H-1 has not been summarized due to omission...more

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