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April 20, 2018 • Regional News

Regional and National Clips from April 16-20

 NERC: Utilities failed to contact vendors during GridEx cyberattack simulation (Utility Dive, 4/16)

Funding to Support Innovative Research for the Development of Next-Generation Cybersecurity Technologies (DOE media release, 4/16)

PNM's Patricia Vincent-Collawn: Male or female, it's not easy to get to be CEO (Utility Dive, 4/16)

U.S. Offers $25 Million Cybersecurity Grant After Pipeline Attacks (Bloomberg, 4/16)

Scott Pruitt’s $43,000 soundproof phone booth violated spending laws, federal watchdog finds (Washington Post, 4/16) (See also: GreenWire ($))

Court lets Trump administration delay on energy standards continue (Laredo Morning-Times, 4/16)

FERC pressed to name names in cybersecurity fine (EnergyWire ($), 4/17)

Electricity industry on a collision course with the FCC (Washington Examiner, 4/17)

Customer spending on electricity expected to increase this summer (EIA, 4/17)

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Announces $105 Million in New Funding to Advance Solar Technologies (DOE, 4/17)

Lawmakers grill FERC on response to resilience issues, out-of-market state actions (Platts, 4/17)

FERC chair takes up coal lobby line on plant retirements (Utility Dive, 4/17)

Grid operators grapple with resilience issue (EnergyWire ($), 4/18)

State pushback could dim the prospects of FERC's landmark storage order (Utility Dive, 4/17)

Trump's top energy aide stepping down (GreenWire ($), 4/17)

Sisolak, Giunchigliani both say they'll oppose retail choice ballot question after voting for it in 2016 (Nevada Independent, 4/17)

Trump's EPA quietly revamps rules for air pollution (The Hill, 4/18)

Environmentalists and Nuclear Power? It’s Complicated (New York Times, 4/18)

Report: Wind produced 6.3 percent of U.S. electricity in 2017 (Energy News Network, 4/18)

House panel advances bills to guard energy grid from cyberattacks (The Hill, 4/18)

Trade group eyes FERC, FCC collaboration to better address utility communications needs (Platts, 4/18)

Organized markets are 'going to happen' in western US, SPP CEO tells GCPA (Megawatt Daily ($), 4/18)

Dominion's $8 Billion Scana Deal Dealt Another Blow in S.C. (Bloomberg, 4/18)

Regulators claim energy choice ballot question will cost millions to implement, raise electric bills for residential customers (Nevada Independent, 4/18)

Trump eyes Cold War statute to keep coal burning: report (The Hill, 4/19)

Nuclear: Plant closures would be bad news for emissions — report (EnergyWire ($), 4/19)

Trump's Latest Plan For Saving Coal Comes From the Cold War (Bloomberg, 4/19)

Energy Department won't consider utility's financial woes for decision on coal, nuclear plants (Washington Examiner, 4/19)

Gas Dominates, Again, in FERC State of the Markets Report (RTO Insider ($), 4/19)

Internal emails show EPA working to limit agency's use of science (The Hill, 4/19)

Alarming Increase in Cybersecurity Threats Prompts Spate of Government Action (Power Magazine, 4/19)

Russian Cyber Actors Preying on Network Devices, Authorities Warn (Power Magazine, 4/19)

Xcel first utility to get FAA approval to run inspection drones beyond line of sight (Utility Dive, 4/19)

New York advances REV, moves to bring more energy storage online (Utility Dive, 4/19)

Nevada's retail choice battle will greatly impact solar, everyone agrees. But for better or worse? (Utility Dive, 4/19)

Scott Pruitt’s Ethics Inquiries Widen, and G.O.P. Support Shows Cracks (New York Times, 4/20)

America's nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go (Reuters, 4/20)

Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States (EIA, 4/20)