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Proposed Rule

Virtualization Reliability Standards

Agency
DOE
Document Number
2025-18395
Published
September 23, 2025
Effective Date
-

Abstract

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to approve four new definitions and 18 modified definitions in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Glossary of Terms Used in Reliability Standards. The Commission also proposes to approve eleven modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards. NERC, the Commission-certified electric reliability organization, submitted the proposed modifications to update the CIP Reliability Standards to enable the application of virtualization and other new technologies in a secure manner.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-18395 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-18395 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on September 23, 2025. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to approve four new definitions and 18 modified definitions in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Glossary of Terms Used in Reliability Standards. The Commission also proposes to approve eleven modified Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards. NERC, the Commission-certified electric reliability organization, submitted the proposed modifications to update the CIP Reliability Standards to enable the application of virtualization and other new technologies in a secure manner. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/23/2025-18395/virtualization-reliability-standards.
Is document 2025-18395 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-18395 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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