The President discussed ongoing national efforts to prepare for extreme weather events and plans to improve storm response and resilience. 

A power grid development program has received $48 million in funding from the DOE designed to modernize grid infrastructure across the country.

Protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks continues to grow in importance, and the next sector of interest is water supply and storage.  

The National Governors Association (NGA) will support four states —  California, Connecticut, Illinois and Utah — as they participate in the nationwide GridEx VI exercise, which reviews and tests energy emergency preparedness through a simulated coordinated cyber and physical incident on the electrical grid.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has launched a new tool on its online Safety Action Center that helps customers be prepared.

Texas passed two grid protection bills -- Senate Bill 475 and Senate Bill 936 -- to boost cybersecurity monitoring and best practices. 

A national study on electric grid security called on the United States to do more to protect its grid against high-impact attacks.

Burlington Electric, which serves 19,600 customers in Vermont, said it found malicious software on company laptop, and it's blaming the Russians.