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Unidentified Registered Entities NERC CIP Violation Database

COVERUP UPDATE: CIP Violation Database and FOIA Lawsuit

Posted on January 31, 2022June 14, 2022 by Michael Mabee

  FOIA Lawsuit and CIP Violation Database: Exposing the NERC CIP Coverup I created the CIP violation database to disclose to the public the identities of violators of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards as my investigation continues. These identities have been covered up by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Federal Energy…

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Texas Grid Collapse

FERC Dismisses Texas Grid Collapse Complaint

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 by Michael Mabee

On May 26, 2021 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order, dismissing the complaint in Docket No. EL21-54-000 regarding the Texas Grid collapse in February of 2021. The Texas grid collapse, responsible for over 150 deaths and between $80 billion–$130 billion in economic loss, was a repeat offense. Similar outages for identical reasons…

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DHS EMP Progress Report

EMP Progress Report – A National Disgrace

Posted on September 7, 2020September 12, 2020 by Michael Mabee

EMP Progress Report: No Progress To Report The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just issued their first “EMP Progress Report” required by Executive Order 13865, “Coordinating National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses.” You can read the report HERE. It will only take you a few minutes (including getting up to get a cup of coffee)—the report is…

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Loopholes in physical security of the grid

Loopholes in Grid Physical Security Identified

Posted on February 20, 2020March 11, 2020 by Michael Mabee

Click HERE for PDF Copy Introduction I am a private citizen who conducts public interest research on the security of the electric grid. I am also the Complainant in this docket. In addition to the information and recommendations contained in the original Complaint, filed on January 29, 2020 and docketed by the Commission on February…

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Why Thomas Popik Should Be A FERC Commissioner

Why Thomas Popik should be a FERC Commissioner

Posted on January 23, 2020January 25, 2020 by Michael Mabee

UPDATE: Commissioner Bernard L. McNamee will not seek reappointment FERC is a Failed Regulatory Agency The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has failed to protect the American people, specifically from threats to the electric grid. We need a new breed of Commissioner. Thomas Popik, founder of the New Hampshire based Foundation for Resilient Societies, is…

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Grid Physical Security

Grid Physical Security – A Skeleton in the Government’s Closet

Posted on December 30, 2019December 31, 2019 by Michael Mabee

The Government Has Known for Almost 40 Years that Grid Physical Security and Preparedness for a Long-Term Power Outage is Inadequate I have researched and written about the inadequacy of electric grid physical security for a while now. I have also summitted my findings on grid physical security to the Federal Energy Regulator Commission (FERC)…

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Lawsuit Complaint

Lawsuit filed to end electric grid coverup

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 by Michael Mabee

Click HERE for PDF Copy For Immediate Release Grid Security Investigator Files Lawsuit in Massive Electric Industry Coverup   Washington DC – After an almost two-year investigation, Electric Grid Security Investigator Michael Mabee has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking that the Court order the agency to release the names…

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Cybersecurity Hearing

Cybersecurity Hearing: The Grid is a Primary Target

Posted on July 14, 2019July 16, 2019 by Michael Mabee

House Cybersecurity Hearing “Keeping The Lights On: Addressing Cyber Threats To The Grid.” On Friday, July 12, 2019, the House Subcommittee on Energy (Committee on Energy and Commerce) held a cybersecurity hearing entitled “Keeping The Lights On: Addressing Cyber Threats To The Grid.” “Our Nation’s energy infrastructure has become a primary target for hostile cyber…

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Electric Grid Cybersecurity

Electric Grid Cybersecurity: A Victory for the Secure the Grid Coalition

Posted on June 24, 2019June 25, 2019 by Michael Mabee

Coalition plays the long game on electric grid cybersecurity On June 20, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the electric grid cybersecurity reliability standard CIP-008-6 (Cyber Security—Incident Reporting and Response Planning). The Secure The Grid Coalition has been fighting this battle now for several years. The result of our efforts is an improved…

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Regulatory Mutiny

Regulatory Mutiny: The Grid Just Threatened FERC

Posted on May 10, 2019July 19, 2019 by Michael Mabee

The electric grid just threatened the federal government with a regulatory mutiny if the names of their regulatory violators are revealed to the public. Perhaps a bit of background is in order. There is a little known battle playing out in an obscure docket before an even more obscure federal agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory…

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