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House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders reintroduce four cybersecurity bills
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (237+ words) Daily Energy Insider House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders reintroduce four cybersecurity bills Four bipartisan bills designed to secure America's energy infrastructure were recently reintroduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders. The legislation announcement was made less than a…...
First Energy taps former homeland security official to head security
2+ week, 6+ day ago (189+ words) Monday, April 13, 2026 Published on April 13, 2026 by Dave Kovaleski First Energy appointed Brian Harrell, a former senior U. S. homeland security official, as its new vice president and chief security officer. Previously, Harrell served in senior roles within the U. S. Department of Homeland Security,…...
Entergy New Orleans installs new security fences at substations
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (210+ words) Published on March 27, 2026 by Dave Kovaleski Entergy New Orleans is installing new security fences at substations throughout the city to safeguard its system and reduce preventable outages. The new fences are built with reinforced materials that are cut resistant and…...
AES deploys AI platform to speed safety investigations, identify risks
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) Published on March 13, 2026 by Kim Riley Energy company The AES Corporation is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to help identify workplace safety risks and speed up incident investigations across its U. S. utilities and renewable energy operations. The…...
U. S. House Energy and Commerce Committee advances SECURE Grid Act
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (239+ words) Monday, March 09, 2026 Published on March 09, 2026 by Tracy Rozens The U. S. House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed the bipartisan SECURE Grid Act on March 4, legislation that would strengthen state-level planning to protect the electric grid from extreme weather, physical attacks, and…...
Five federal bills to boost U. S. energy cybersecurity on fast track in House
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) Friday, February 06, 2026 Published on February 06, 2026 by Kim Riley The U. S. Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy marked up and passed five energy-related pieces of legislation on Feb. 4, advancing them to the full committee for action. The voice vote-approved Energy Emergency Leadership…...
Lawmakers, experts confront growing cyber, physical threats to U. S. energy infrastructure
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (945+ words) Published on January 15, 2026 by Kim Riley U. S. House lawmakers and energy industry leaders warned that growing cyber and physical threats to the nation's power grid demand closer public-private collaboration, tougher security standards, and swift congressional action, during a Jan. 13 hearing focused…...
Schneider Electric introduces AI-enabled platform for utilities
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Published on December 16, 2025 by Dave Kovaleski Specifically, the One Digital Grid Platform combines planning, operations and asset management in an AI-enabled platform for utilities. It provides tools to boost reliability, improve efficiency, and enhance customer communication. It is…...
Cybersecurity for BESS must be handled proactively, new white paper says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (583+ words) Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Published on December 16, 2025 by Kim Riley Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are fast becoming indispensable to modern power grids, but a new white paper warns that their rapid growth is opening the door to serious cybersecurity risks that…...
Lawmakers urged to act as cyberattacks target an aging U. S. power grid
5+ mon, 16+ hour ago (1086+ words) Monday, December 08, 2025 Published on December 03, 2025 by Kim Riley As the nation's grid continues to modernize, so too do the threat actors who seek to undermine U. S. critical infrastructure, according to testimonies from energy security and grid resilience experts during a hearing…...