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Order No. 919; Virtualization Reliability Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 24, 2026. It took effect on May 26, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves 11 modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards. The Commission also approves four new definitions and 18 modified definitions in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Glossary of Terms Used in Reliability Standards. To address concerns regarding a proposed self-implementing exception phrase ("per system capability") that appears in multiple provisions of the modified CIP Reliability Standards, the Commission directs NERC to develop a clear set of criteria that satisfies the fundamental needs for oversight, consistency, and alternative mitigation when a responsible entity invokes the per system capability exception. NERC, the Commission-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), submitted the proposed modifications to update the CIP Reliability Standards to enable the application of virtualization and other new technologies in a secure manner.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-05716
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final action
- Agency
- Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Published
- March 24, 2026
- Takes effect
- May 26, 2026
- Dates
- his action is effective May 26, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. RM24-8-000
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 18 CFR 40
- Pages
- 9
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