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Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 28 Mar 2023
FERC Approves New Cybersecurity Requirements for Low Impact Bulk Electric
On March 16, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) approved a new Reliability Standard “adding new requirements focused on supply…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 22 Feb 2023
FERC Approves New Extreme Cold Weather Reliability Standards
On February 16, 2023, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved two new North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 16 Feb 2023
Amidst Recent Attacks, U.S. Regulators Emphasize Grid Security
A series of threats to the U.S. power grid have elevated physical grid security as a key concern for federal energy regulators. On December 15, 2022…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 24 Jun 2022
FERC’s June Open Meeting Dominated by Electric Transmission Proposed Rulemakings
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took another step to ease access to the transmission grid with a Notice of Proposed…
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | USA | 5 Nov 2021
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…
Jones Day | USA | 30 Sep 2021
FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("FERC") Office of Electric Reliability and Enforcement and the North American Electric Reliability…
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | USA | 8 Jul 2021
Whitepaper from FERC and NERC Reviews Supply Chain-Related Cybersecurity Events
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Electricity Information…
Steptoe & Johnson LLP | USA | 18 Feb 2021
FERC/NERC Open Joint Inquiry Amidst Plunging Temperatures
On February 16, 2021, with much of the country still seized by extreme weather conditions and far-below-freezing temperatures, the Federal Energy…
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | USA | 12 Mar 2020
Pandemic Planning: Electric Reliability Maintenance and Standards Compliance
Following the increased spread of COVID-19 within the United States, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a Level 2…
White & Case | USA | 17 Oct 2019
Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for October 17, 2019
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's October 17, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as…
