| | | 12/30/2020 |
| | | 12/23/2020 |
| | | 12/17/2020 |
| | | 11/24/2020 |
| | | 11/23/2020 |
| | | 11/19/2020 |
| | 2021 Budget Order
FERC issues an order approving the 2021 budgets of NERC, the Regional Entities, and WIRAB.
| 11/2/2020 |
| | | 10/30/2020 |
| | | 10/15/2020 |
| | | 10/2/2020 |
| RM19-16-000, RM19-17-000
| Order on SER Retirements
FERC issues an order approving the retirement of 18 of the 76 Reliability Standard requirements requested for retirement by NERC. The Commission also remanded proposed Reliability Standard FAC-008-4 for further consideration by NERC.
| 9/17/2020 |
| | Supply Chain Notice of Inquiry
FERC seeks comments on the potential risks to the Bulk Electric System posed by the use of equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities identified as risks to national security. In addition, the Commission seeks comments on strategies to mitigate any potential risks posed by such telecommunications equipment and services.
| 9/17/2020 |
| | | 7/15/2020 |
| | | 7/9/2020 |
| | | 7/1/2020 |
| | Order approving Financing for the ERO SEL
FERC issues a delegated letter order approving NERC's request to expend up to $3.8 million to fund the development of the Electric Reliability Organization Enterprise Secure Evidence Locker (ERO SEL)
| 6/22/2020 |
| | FERC issues a Notice of Inquiry seeking feedback on
potential enhancements to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability
Standards. | 6/18/2020 |
| | | 6/10/2020 |
| | | 6/9/2020 |
| | | 5/19/2020 |
| | | 5/8/2020 |
| RM15-4-000, RM16-22-000, RM17-13-000, RD18-4-000
| | 4/17/2020 |
| | Notice of Extension of Time
FERC issues a letter order granting an extention of time for NERC to submit compliance filings pertaining to NERC's Five-Year Performance Assessment.
| 4/2/2020 |
| | | 3/19/2020 |
| | FERC issues a Notice of Inquiry regarding Virtualization and Cloud Computing Services
FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments regarding the potential benefits and risks associated the use of virtualization and cloud computing services in association with the bulk electric system operations, as well as comments on whether barriers exist in the Commission-approved Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards that impeded the voluntary adoption of virtualization or cloud computing services. | 2/20/2020 |
| | Order issued Directing Informational Filings Regarding NERC Standard Drafting Projects
FERC issues an order directing NERC to submit informational filings regarding the status of two NERC critical infrastructure protection standard drafting projects pertaining to virtualization and cloud computing services: Project 2016-02 (Modifications to CIP Standards) and Project 2019-02 (BES Cyber System Information Access Management). FERC has directed that NERC submit a schedule for each of the Projects that should include the current status of the project, the interim target dates, and the anticipated filing date for the new or modified Reliability Standards. NERC has been directed to submit the informational filing within 30 days of the date of issuance of the order and will also be required to file quarterly status updates on an informational basis until the Reliability Standards are filed with the Commission. | 2/20/2020 |
| | | 2/18/2020 |
| | | 1/23/2020 |
| RM19-16-000; RM19-17-000
| | 1/23/2020 |
| | Order Approving Reliability Standard CIP-012-1
FERC issues an order approving
Reliability Standard CIP-012-1 – Cyber Security – Communications between
Control Centers. Additionally, the Commission directs NERC to develop
modifications to the CIP Reliability Standards to require protections regarding
the availability of communication links and data communicated between bulk
electric system Control Centers.
| 1/23/2020 |
| | Order on Five-Year Performance Assessment
FERC issues an order accepting the ERO’s third Performance Assessment. The Commission found that NERC continues to satisfy applicable statutory and regulatory criteria for certification as the ERO and that the Regional Entities continue to satisfy the applicable statutory and regulatory criteria. Further, the Commission directed that NERC submit a compliance filing addressing: (1) Regional Entity oversight, including discussion of audits under Appendix 4A of the ROP; (2) the development process for reliability guidelines; (3) clarifications regarding the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC); (4) clarifications regarding the NERC sanction guidelines; and (5) clarifications regarding the NERC sanction guidelines under Appendix 4A of the ROP Revisions to the Organization Certification Program.
| 1/23/2020 |
