Ampyx Cyber Blog

The Intersection of Regulation & Resilience

Interconnection Gets Teeth: Virginia Puts Cyber into the Rulebook
Policy Pulse Patrick Miller Policy Pulse Patrick Miller

Interconnection Gets Teeth: Virginia Puts Cyber into the Rulebook

Virginia moves cyber into DER interconnection. State Corporation Commission (SCC) Staff proposes adopting IEEE 1547.3-2023 and the NARUC/DOE Baselines, requiring utilities to publish minimum cybersecurity standards, audit & report annually, and align Technical Interconnection (TIIR) settings for secure comms/ports. Bottom line: meeting utility cyber controls becomes a condition of interconnection.

Read More