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When AI Optimizes the Grid, Who Owns the Dispatch Call

AI now makes autonomous load-balancing and dispatch decisions across solar farms and virtual power plants, and no standard yet assigns liability for a bad call.

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FERC's CIP Audits Found the Gap Before the AI Did

FERC's FY2026 CIP audits show AI tool adoption is outpacing BES Cyber System registration, leaving new generation resources outside the compliance perimeter.