COVID-19 Update: Electric groups support federal agency responses; more info on scams, telework

The Electric Subsector Coordinating Council is working with government agencies to plan for continuity of electricity operations, protocols for mutual assistance, and to address supply-chain challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis, while the coal advocacy group America’s Power is urging DHS to designate coal-fueled electricity and its supply chain as critical infrastructure.

Electricity companies and coal providers alike are concerned about how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact supply chains and operations.

“Electricity and the energy grid are indispensable to our...