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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 18 issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) that seeks comments on whether c ritical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards adequately address cybersecurity risks pertaining to data security, detection of anomalies and events and mitigation of
Generation
The board of Colorado Springs Utilities on June 26 signed off on a plan under which the public power utility will decommission its coal plants by 2030, expand renewable energy and storage and reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2030.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC) has updated a resource guide it has developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to add new sections that address planning considerations for contact tracing during mutual assistance and the use of contact tracing for workplace reentry.
Electric Vehicles
Electrify America says it has completed its first string of cross-country fast charging, direct current (DC) electric vehicle charging stations.
Security
Working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a lifesaver, but it has also brought new threats.
Generation
In a special meeting, the board of directors of Florida public power utility JEA last week unanimously approved a transaction that will lead to the closure of Plant Scherer, Unit 4, and entering into a 20-year purchase power agreement with investor-owned Florida Power & Light Company.
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association on June 29 said it strongly supports the smart infrastructure investment provisions that are in H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.
Security
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff is seeking comments on a white paper that proposes “a new framework for providing transmission incentives to utilities for cybersecurity investments.”
Security
Sponsored Advertising Feature Sometimes, the threat you cannot see can be the most dangerous. That is certainly true with cyber attacks. In a recent survey of utility executives by Siemens and the Ponemon Institute, more than half of the respondents said that cyber attacks are on the rise. In
Electric Vehicles
An investment of between $75 billion and $125 billion in the electric power system will be needed by 2030 to serve 20 million electric vehicles, according to a report by The Brattle Group.