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Today the Commission issued an order involving the Atlantic Bridge Pipeline Project, and more specifically, a compressor station located in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
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FERC Moves to Close Gap in Reliability Standards for Electric Grid Cyber Systems
FERC today proposed to strengthen its Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards by requiring internal network security monitoring (INSM) for high- and medium-impact bulk electric system cyber systems.
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Staff Presentation | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) Regarding Internal Network Security Monitoring for High and Medium Impact Bulk Electric System Cyber Systems
Item E-1 is a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that proposes, pursuant to section 215(d)(5) of the Federal Power Act, to direct the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to develop and submit for Commission approval new or modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards that require internal network security monitoring for high and medium impact Bulk Electric System (BES) Cyber Systems.
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Cleanup Plan for 25-Mile Stream Corridor at SRS Approved by Regulators
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and its cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have reached an important agreement with South Carolina and federal environmental regulators on the final cleanup of a 25-mile-long stream corridor at the site.
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2021: CESER Made Huge Strides to Secure U.S. Energy Sector From Evolving Threats
News Release: In 2021, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) pioneered cutting-edge research, advanced collective preparedness and response to evolving energy sector threats, and made huge strides to build security into the future, clean energy grid. This timeline highlights key milestones CESER and partners achieved in 2021 to ensure the security and resilience of the nation’s critical energy infrastructure.
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DOE-GFO grant application closes on March 18
DE-FOA-0002573: Technical Partnerships FOA grant opened on Jan. 25.
Energy
A Safer Solution: Radioactive Capsule Transfer Project at Hanford Moving Forward
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Preparations are well underway to transfer nearly 2,000 highly radioactive capsules from the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) to interim dry storage at the Hanford Site.
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Futuristic City Competition Solves Today’s Urban Challenges
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A team from a middle school in Spartanburg, South Carolina took first place in the 19th annual Future City Regional Competition on Jan. 22, accomplishing the mission to design and build a model city with a waste-free future.
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DOE Announces New Initiatives and Growing Support to Rapidly Increase Community Solar Deployment
News Release: At today’s National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) Annual Summit, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced several new initiatives to unlock barriers to the deployment of community solar. Together, these initiatives will help achieve the NCSP’s target to enable community solar to power the equivalent of 5 million households and create $1 billion in energy bill savings by 2025.
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DOE Awards 13.4 Million Barrels From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Bolster Fuel Supply Chain
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved seven additional exchanges of 13.4 million barrels of crude oil for release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). These releases fall under the authorization published in the DOE announcement on Nov. 23, 2021. Exchange contracts were awarded to the following companies.
Energy
Six Simple Steps To Save Energy and Money This Winter
News Release: Winter can be harsh, not only on our bodies but also on our budgets. Just as we shield ourselves from winter's chill with coats, we can also protect ourselves and our homes from the elements by taking a few simple steps.
Energy
2021: CESER Made Huge Strides to Secure U.S. Energy Sector From Evolving Threats
News Release: In 2021, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) pioneered cutting-edge research, advanced collective preparedness and response to evolving energy sector threats, and made huge strides to build security into the future, clean energy grid. This timeline highlights key milestones CESER and partners achieved in 2021 to ensure the security and resilience of the nation’s critical energy infrastructure.
Energy
Dismantling Paducah Switchyards Supports Local Recycling, EM Cleanup
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - As EM begins to dismantle four massive electrical switchyards at the Paducah Site, the recycling of recovered materials and components is supporting local economic development while reducing or offsetting cleanup costs at the site.
Energy
Rodgers, Latta ask NBC how the CCP is Influencing Its Winter Olympics Coverage
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) sent a letter to NBCUniversal asking about the level of influence the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has in NBC’s 2022 Winter Olympics programming.
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Leader Rodgers Statement on Speaker Pelosi’s Latest USICA Bill
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about Speaker Pelosi’s expansive, duplicative government spending that will not secure America’s global competitive edge against China.
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Four SRS Contractors Earn At Least 95% of Contract Award Fee
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The four main Savannah River Site (SRS) contractors supporting EM recently earned at least 95% of total award fees available to them from the cleanup program.
Energy
FERC Establishes Hearing in Proceeding on Proposed Rover Pipeline Penalty
FERC today established a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge to address whether Rover Pipeline, LLC and parent company Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. violated the Commission’s regulations and to make factual findings on certain issues relevant to a civil penalty assessment.
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FERC Revises Five-Year Oil Pipeline Price Index
FERC today revised the index level used to determine annual changes to interstate oil pipeline rate ceilings.
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FERC Chairman Glick Discusses Pipeline Reliability in House Subcommittee
FERC Chairman Richard Glick appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy today to highlight the need for mandatory pipeline reliability standards, as well as to discuss the Energy Product Reliability Act (H.R. 6084).
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Six Simple Steps To Save Energy and Money This Winter
Winter can be harsh, not only on our bodies but also on our budgets.
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