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North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit entity that develops and enforces reliability standards to promote adequate and consistent bulk electrical power in North America. NERC enforces standards, monitors reliability, investigates disruptions and trains and certifies power industry personnel. less -

Natural Gas and Coal-Fired Plants To Halt Retirement Under Trump Executive Order

Perkins Coie on 6/10/2025

Key Takeaways - - Pursuant to President Trump’s executive order seeking to maximize the secretary of energy’s emergency authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, the secretary’s two new orders have halted the...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for November 2022

White & Case LLP on 11/16/2022

Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's November 17, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on November 10, 2022. Electric - E-1 – Registration of...more

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for April 2019

White & Case LLP on 4/19/2019

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s April 18, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on April 11, 2019. Agenda items E-4 and C-4 have not been included due to...more

Debate over Cybersecurity Oversight for Gas Pipeline and Bulk Power Systems Continues

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 3/1/2019

Earlier this month, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Chairman Neil Chaterjee testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on issues related to cybersecurity in the energy industry. ...more

Escalation of Cybersecurity Threats to National Power System Prompts FERC to Call for Stricter Reporting Standards

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 7/30/2018

On July 19, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”), pursuant to its authority under section 215 of the Federal Power Act, issued a final rule directing the North American Electric Reliability...more

FERC Commissioners Unanimously Support Proposal to Expand Cyber Incident Reporting Rules

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/29/2017

On December 21, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously voted to direct the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to modify existing CIP Reliability Standard (CIP-008-5)...more

FERC Takes Action on Cybersecurity in Response to Ukrainian Cyber Attacks

Alston & Bird on 8/9/2016

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) and Final Rule at the end of July to address several urgent cybersecurity issues affecting the bulk electric system. FERC is taking these...more

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