US electric grid regulators just moved who signs off on new reliability rules

The US energy regulator moved authority for approving uncontested electric grid reliability rules. This means a different office within the agency will now handle these approvals.

Before, one office handled both market regulation and reliability rule approvals. Now, the office focused solely on electric reliability will handle these specific approvals. This could mean a more focused and potentially faster review process for new grid rules, especially those that are not controversial.