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January 17, 2025
Hello again from ERO Insider, your source for the latest news on the world of electric reliability! It’s a new year, and there’s a new administration taking charge in a few days — but the work of keeping the lights on continues, and our correspondents have been hard at work tracking down the stories you need. Let’s have a look at what’s been going on this week:
Outgoing Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency head Jen Easterly warned this week that the U.S. electric grid and other infrastructure remain vulnerable to cyberattacks from China and other global rivals. Holden Mann has more on Easterly’s recommendations for the public and private sectors. (See CISA Leader Reiterates China Cyber Warnings.)
With patches of snow still hanging on in the Southeast this week, SERC Reliability reported in its annual Winter Reliability Assessment that several of its subregions are at risk of energy shortfalls in extreme conditions. Click through to find out which areas are most vulnerable, and how the regional entity believes entities can help address the risk. (See SERC Assessment Warns of Winter Vulnerabilities.)
NERC’s Board of Trustees had cold weather on their minds last week too, as they voted for the second time to use their special authority to streamline the standards development process and get the ERO’s latest cold weather standard across the finish line. Follow the link to see how trustees arrived at this decision and where the standards will go from here. (See NERC Board Invokes Section 321 Authority for Cold Weather Standard.)
That’s going to do it for now, but make sure you continue to check our website next week for the latest news. Have a great Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend!
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