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The memo warned of possible attacks on the electric power grid.

The NOPR proposes to direct NERC to develop and submit updated Reliability Standards to address a gap in the current cybersecurity standards.

Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation, despite worries that nation’s largest utility remains too dangerous to trust after years of devastation from wildfires ignited by its outdated equipment and neglectful management.

Xcel will pilot group application reviews, roll out a customer cost sharing proposal for system upgrades, and report back to the Commission on its progress.

The Energy Systems Integration Group on January 25 released a report, DER Integration into Wholesale Markets and Operations, examining the changes in regulation, market rules, planning, and operating practices needed to better integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into U.S. wholesale markets and operations.

The purpose of the study is to learn more about customer use of battery technology and explore how battery energy storage could improve grid resiliency.

The battery plant supports GM's push to bring more electric vehicles to American roads.

The California utilities will work together to identify grid-friendly locations for charging infrastructure in support of regional travel across the state.