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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Filings


Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule:
  • Request for Rehearing on Docket RM-1-000; February 7, 2018
  • Reply Comments on Docket RM18-1-000; November 8, 2017
  • Comments on Docket RM18-1-000; October 24, 2017

Testimony before FERC:
  • Reliability Technical Conference for Docket AD17-8-000; June 22, 2017
  • Reliability Technical Conference for Docket AD16-15-000; June 1, 2016
  • Geomagnetic Disturbance Technical Conference for Docket RM15-11-000; March 1, 2016 

Notice of Penalty Dockets for Compliance Enforcement with NERC Reliability Standards:
  • Comments on Docket No. AD19-18-000 for Transparency in Enforcement of Reliability Standards; October 28, 2019
  • Motion for Public Hearing on Transparency in Enforcement of Reliability Standards; October 23, 2019
  • Reply Comments to Trade Associations on Docket NP19-4-00 (Duke Energy); April 24, 2019
  • Freedom of Information Act Request for Withheld Notices of Penalties for Vegetation Management; April 22, 2019
  • Comments on Docket NP19-4-00 (Duke Energy); March 26, 2019​

Recertification for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation as Electric Reliability Organization:
  • Comments on "Revisions to Regulations on Electric Reliability Organization Performance Assessments," Docket No. RM21-12-000 on March 1, 2021

Resilient Societies initiatives for improved electric grid reliability standards:
  • Comments on Cybersecurity Incentives Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Docket RM21-3-000; April 6, 2021
  • Comments on the Cybersecurity Incentives White Paper of the FERC Staff; June 18, 2020
  • Comments on Docket RM18-2-000, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards; Feb 26, 2018
  • Petition for Rulemaking for Enhanced Malware Standard; Jan 13, 2017

FERC Docket RM15-14 on Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards, which would establish requirements for cybersecurity protection of communications networks for the Bulk Power System and also require supply chain protection:​
  • Joint Request and Motion to Reopen Evidentiary Record on FERC Order 822 for Docket RM15-14-000; Mar 29, 2016
  • Resilient Societies Request for Rehearing on FERC Order 822 for Docket RM15-14-000, Feb 22, 2016
  • Resilient Societies Briefing on Exercise of FERC Authority for Cybersecurity of the North American Electric Grid; Jan 28-29, 2016
  • Resilient Societies Comments on proposed modifications to NERC Reliability Standard CIP-006-6; Sep 21, 2015
  • Isologic and Resilient Societies Comments on proposed modifications to NERC Reliability Standard CIP-006-6; Sep 21, 2015

FERC Docket RM15-25 on the U.S. Government gaining access to three North American Electric Reliability Corporation databases containing electric utility records of grid reliability and security incidents:  (1) the Transmission Availability Data System (TADS), (2) the Generator Availability Data System (GADS), and (3) the protection system misoperations database.
  • Resilient Societies Comments on FERC Docket RM15-25; Dec 15, 2015

FERC Order 791, which directed NERC to provide definitions for critical cybersecurity-related terms:
  • Resilient Societies Request for Sua Sponte Order to Compel NERC Definition of "Communications Networks"; Nov 17, 2014

FERC Docket RM15-11 on NERC Reliability Standard TPL-007-001, which sets a standard for Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) protection in high-voltage transformers:
  • Request for Rehearing of FERC Order 830, Reliability Standard for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events, Oct 24, 2017
  • Resilient Societies Supplemental Comments on Cost Recovery for Geomagnetic Disturbance Mitigation; Mar 15, 2016
  • Resilient Societies Testimony at March 1, 2016 FERC Geomagnetic Disturbance Technical Conference; Feb 23, 2016
  • Resilient Societies Comments to FERC on Los Alamos National Laboratory Report on NERC Standard TPL-007-1; Oct 22, 2015
  • Resilient Societies Petition to FERC on Los Alamos National Laboratory Report on NERC Standard TPL-007-1; Sep 29, 2015
  • Resilient Societies Petition to FERC on Inadequacy of Quality Control and Non-Use of Scientific Method; Sep 10, 2015
  • Resilient Societies Comments on FERC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on NERC Standard TPL-007-1; Aug 10, 2015

​FERC Docket RM14-1-000 for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Geomagnetic Disturbance Operating Procedures:
  • Resilient Societies Supplemental Information on Geomagnetically Induced Current (GIC) Monitors; August 18, 2014
  • Resilient Societies Request for rehearing and remand on FERC's final decision; June 21, 2014
  • Resilient Societies Comments on RM14-1; March 24, 2014​

FERC Docket AD12-13-000 on setting a standard for Geomagnetic Disturbance protection:
  • AD12-13-000_Resilient Societies Commonsense appeal to the FERC Commissioners for action on a regulatory standard for Solar Storm Protection; May 21, 2012
  • AD12-13-000_Resilient Societies Research paper on GMD-induced damage at Seabrook Nuclear Power Station; Apr 25, 2012

 FERC Docket RM12-22-000 for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Geomagnetic Disturbance:
  • Resilient Societies Supplemental Comments on RM12-22 regarding inadequate standard-setting procedure; May 14, 2013 
  • Resilient Societies Supplemental Comments on RM-12-22 regarding GMD-induced damaged to Central Maine Power; May 1, 2013
  • Resilient Societies Supplemental Comments on Docket RM-12-22 regarding GMD Operating Procedures; Apr 1, 2013
  • Resilient Societies Reply to NERC Comments on RM-12-22; Jan 11,2013
  • Resilient Societies Comments on FERC Docket RM12-22; Dec 24, 2012

FERC Grid Assurance Docket EL-15-76, which proposes stocking and positioning of spare transformers:
  • Resilient Societies Motion to Intervene on Grid Assurance Docket EL15-76-000; July, 9 2015

FERC Docket RD14-6-000 for NERC Physical Security Standard to Protect Critical Grid Assets. (FERC placed our letter to Senate on FERC public docket on its own initiative; we did not submit letter to the docket.):
  • Letter to Senate Energy Committee for April 10 2014 Hearing on Grid Reliability and Security; April 7, 2014

FERC Docket RM14-15-000 for NERC Physical Security Standard CIP-14-1 to Protect Critical Grid Assets:
  • Request for Rehearing of FERC Order No. 802 for Physical Security; December 22, 2014
  • Resilient Societies Reply to FERC actions on Docket RM14-15; Sept 22, 2014
  • Resilient Societies Comments on Docket RM14-15; Sept 8,2014
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