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- FERC approves supply chain-related reliability standards:
By Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted October 19, 2018The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 18 approved new mandatory reliability standards aimed at bolstering supply chain risk management protections for the nation’s bulk electric system.
- A practical approach to understanding cybersecurity needs:
By Carter Manucy
APPA
Posted October 19, 2018When utilities begin to consider cybersecurity, their first impulse is often to hire a professional services firm to conduct a vulnerability assessment—and they’re happy to sell it to you. They deliver a big report with a laundry list of things to do, some of which the utility might not understand. And then they say, “You can pay us to do it for yo...
- NARUC calls for reforms to expand PURPA exemptions:
By Paul Ciampoli and Peter Maloney
APPA
Posted October 19, 2018The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has issued a report proposing that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reform its implementation of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
- Building a culture of cybersecurity from the ground up:
Betsy Loeff
APPA
Posted October 19, 2018Culture certainly eats strategy for breakfast. Culture also takes a big bite out of even the most strategic cybersecurity initiative.
Read on to find out how three public power utilities evangelize about cybersecurity throughout their organizations to step up cyber awareness and readiness.
- FCC order could remove public power pole attachment exemption:
By Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted October 16, 2018A recent declaratory ruling and order issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) that the FCC said could help to remove regulatory barriers that inhibit the deployment of infrastructure necessary for 5G and other advanced wireless services may also result in FCC pole attachment oversight and regulation of publ...
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