NERC & Committees
The North American Electric Reliability Corp., a not-for-profit authority, regulates reliability and security standards for the bulk power system in the continental U.S., Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. NERC is subject to oversight by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and governmental authorities in Canada
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FERC approved settlements in SERC, Texas RE and ReliabilityFirst for violations of NERC's facility ratings standards stretching back to 2007.
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Staff from Texas RE warned utilities not to wait on setting up a plan for compliance with NERC's new critical infrastructure protection standards.
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In a Lessons Learned report, NERC warned that unauthorized climbing of transmission towers poses risks both to public safety and electric reliability.
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At its first in-person meeting in more than two years, NERC's Standards Committee approved two action items related to EMT modeling and frequency response.
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NERC's 2022 State of Reliability Report detailed the challenges faced by grid operators maintaining reliable service in 2021.
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Implementing NERC's CIP-013-1 reliability standard took an unexpected level of outreach, utility officials told a SERC Reliability webinar.
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NERC, WECC and the California Mobility Center agreed to form a working group to examine the reliability risks of EV charging loads on the bulk power system.
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NERC's 2022 State of Reliability Report identified multiple challenges to grid reliability in 2021, with extreme weather topping the list.
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FERC approved NERC's June spreadsheet notice of penalty, including settlements over reliability standard violations submitted by SERC and MRO.
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FERC approved NERC's removal of language from CIP-014 requiring compliance evidence to be stored on site.
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