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
NERC's Standards Committee voted to move forward with five standards projects, with only two agenda items sparking any debate.
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In a Lessons Learned report, NERC said a flood in a transmission substation could be a harbinger of similar events resulting from climate change.
SERC identified three themes underlying the majority of violations relating to NERC's facility ratings standards in a report.
In a new report, NERC and WECC highlighted four solar power-related disturbances from last year and warned that such events are likely to occur more often.
Representatives from NERC and the federal government said that last year's GridEx VI has helped stakeholders prepare for the grid's current security threats.
FERC approved two settlements between WECC and APS and WECC and WAPA, as well as one between SERC and TVA, for violating NERC standards.
NERC and the regional entities expressed support last week for FERC's proposal for internal network monitoring at utilities, but said it is a complex task.
A settlement approved by FERC describes how Broad River Energy hid generator outages at its South Carolina facility and misled SERC for years.
ERO Insider sat down with SERC CEO Jason Blake to discuss SERC's return to the office, along with the challenges and opportunities facing the ERO Enterprise.
SERC's Board of Directors and members covered a lot of ground in their first in-person meeting since the beginning of the COVID-19 era on Wednesday.
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