GridSafe Blog https://gridsafetech.com/blog/ NERC CIP and OT security for solar, wind and battery storage operators. en-us FERC's 2026 CIP audit lessons: late registration, aggregated control and AI tools https://gridsafetech.com/blog/ferc-2026-cip-audit-lessons-learned/ https://gridsafetech.com/blog/ferc-2026-cip-audit-lessons-learned/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT GridSafe Team FERC staff's 2026 CIP audit report names three lessons: late registration of new generation, aggregated control, and AI tools. What to check now. Category 2 IBR registration: which NERC standards apply, and why CIP isn't one of them yet https://gridsafetech.com/blog/category-2-ibr-registration-nerc-standards/ https://gridsafetech.com/blog/category-2-ibr-registration-nerc-standards/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT GridSafe Team Since May 15, 2026, Category 2 solar, wind and storage owners follow eight NERC standards. CIP is not one of them yet. What applies, and what to do now. GridSafe Technology publishes free security baseline checklist for Category 2 solar, wind and storage sites https://gridsafetech.com/blog/press-release-category-2-ibr-security-baseline-checklist/ https://gridsafetech.com/blog/press-release-category-2-ibr-security-baseline-checklist/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT GridSafe Team A free 30-point checklist helps newly registered Category 2 owners apply NERC's Security Guideline for Inverter-Based Resources, site by site. NERC CIP compliance for solar operators: where to start https://gridsafetech.com/blog/nerc-cip-compliance-for-solar-operators/ https://gridsafetech.com/blog/nerc-cip-compliance-for-solar-operators/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT GridSafe Team Registration, impact rating, the CIP-003 low-impact plan and the evidence behind it — the order to work in when a solar portfolio comes into NERC CIP scope. Low impact or medium impact? Where NERC CIP impact ratings go wrong https://gridsafetech.com/blog/nerc-cip-low-vs-medium-impact/ https://gridsafetech.com/blog/nerc-cip-low-vs-medium-impact/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT GridSafe Team Five places operators of solar, wind and storage misread CIP-002 — and what each mistake costs in requirements you did or did not need to meet.