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Troutman Pepper Locke

On Rehearing, FERC Upholds Approval of PJM’s Proposed Offer Cap Tariff Revisions

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On June 26, 2025, FERC upheld PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposal to revise its Capacity Performance Quantifiable Risk (“CPQR”) Offer Cap. Several public interest organizations and PJM’s Independent Market Monitor...more

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2025 Reliable Public Power Utilities Designees: American Public Power Association Lists Hope (Arkansas) Water & Light

The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced the public power utilities that earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (“RP3”) designation. APPA states that this designation is provided to public power...more

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American Public Power Association Safety Award of Excellence: Benton Utilities (Benton, Arkansas) Listed

The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced that 202 utilities earned its Safety Award of Excellence (“Award”) for safe operating practices in 2024. Utilities from across the United States are stated to...more

Polsinelli

Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Update – Incident Response Improves, Industry Standards Evolve

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Critical infrastructure facilities are increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity events, as demonstrated by the number of cyberattacks that have occurred this year against utilities including those in the energy sector...more

J.S. Held

Rethinking Energy Reliability with Modern Power Systems

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Utility-scale wind, solar, and battery resources are challenging the way we assess and value system reliability as part of the ongoing Energy Transition process....more

Opportune LLP

Top 4 Tips When Creating Your Business Continuity Plan

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Find out why developing and continually maintaining a business continuity plan can help energy companies better prepare for unexpected disturbances....more

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Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: The Energy Sector’s Growing Vulnerability to Cyberattack

Editors’ Note: This is the second in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA. Up next: a look into how...more

Snell & Wilmer

Are Smart Grids Smart Enough to Prevent Cyber Attacks?

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As electric utilities move towards the implementation of smart grid software and hardware, an area of interest is potential exposure to cyber attacks. The electric grid generally refers to the network of transmission lines,...more

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FERC and NERC Talk Grid Resilience and Cybersecurity

On March 22, 2019, Foley Hoag hosted the New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable, organized by Raab Associates. The roundtable featured keynote addresses by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Commissioner...more

Holland & Knight LLP

NIST Leads the Way on “Smart Grid Interoperability and Cybersecurity” as well as “Smart and Secure Cities”

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) continues to focus on cybersecurity risks in key areas like Smart Grid and Smart Cities. NIST kicks off a two day workshop from Nov. 13-14, 2018, focusing on key...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. Cities Vulnerable to Cyberattacks—Recommendations for Preparedness

Not to be super scary, but the reality is that we live in a scary cyber world. A new report published by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance outlines the findings of a cyber exercise based on a hypothetical...more

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DHS Hosts Cybersecurity Summit; Announces New Cross-Sector Risk Management Center - Kicks Off Renewed Focus on Cyber Risks to the...

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On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hosted a National Cybersecurity Summit, featuring the nation's top homeland, national security and law enforcement officials. The event featured Vice...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

NIST Issues Energy Sector Asset Management Project

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the energy sector relies on industrial control systems assets to “generate, view article transmit, and distribute power and to drill, produce, refine,...more

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FERC Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Electric Grid

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has proposed new rules to enhance cybersecurity for the electric grid in the U.S., which includes security management controls to specifically respond to risks associated with...more

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