The new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and new Order are both related to grid security In a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a new Order, the Federal ...

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 – ...

The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) CIP Security Standard was designed to help organizations protect their critical cyber assets. This includes bulk electric system assets, as well ...

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) Reliability Standards are under constant revision even while new requirements are under active development. As noted in the last NERC Critical ...

Electrical utilities are already challenged with the process of becoming certified for compliance with the NERC CIP standard for IT security. The NERC CIP standard is evolving, thank goodness. Perhaps ...

NERC CIP (North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection) is a set of requirements designed to secure the assets required for operating North America's bulk ...

A few weeks ago I wrote about the anticipated positive aspects of NERC CIP 011. I received comments and questions about timing of approval and implementation, as well as a request to briefly clarify ...

Even if your generating facility was exempt from previous versions of NERC’s Critical Infrastructure Protection standards, the latest version dramatically steps up the number of facilities encompassed ...

The proposed Reliability Standards focus on vulnerabilities in vendor products and services and would regulate the utility procurement process. On September 26, the North American Electric Reliability ...