On March 18, in a somewhat unprecedented move, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) temporarily suspended or relaxed certain utility regulations to give...

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that its Office of Electric Reliability (OER) will be realigning its functions in order to establish one division focused exclusively on cybersecurity. As...

In late August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a white paper that "proposes to provide transparency and public access to information on...

According to a new joint report by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), U.S. power-grid operators currently gave the capability to quickly restore...

In a surprise move, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 8 rejected a Trump administration proposal that would have boosted the coal and nuclear power industries. The plan, originally presented by...

As the power sector evolves to accommodate innovations such as renewables and efficiency, utilities and providers have not always embraced change. However, conservation proponents won a national battle recently, when the U.S...