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 is preparing to issue a Level 2 alert in response to President Trump’s recent executive order regarding foreign threats to the BPS, CEO Jim Robb said.
NERC is projecting a total budget of $211.4 million for 2021, up 2.4% as it grapples with the uncertain economic conditions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NERC’s Member Representatives Committee and Board of Trustees discussed funding for the ERO's Align project and how future meetings will be conducted.
NERC, FERC, DOE and the North American Transmission Forum have created a resource to help entities develop response plans for pandemics and epidemics.
A survey of registered entities suggests DER penetration is growing, but more work is needed to ensure facilities are properly accounted for in modeling.
NERC’s Operating Reliability Subcommittee decided to cut back its weekly schedule of conference calls focused on the COVID-19 outbreak.
The team working on NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment expects it to be ready by May 1, even as it incorporates the COVID-19 pandemic impact into its projections.
Ensuring access to testing and PPE for frontline workers is one of the key challenges to reliable operation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to NERC.
FERC has agreed to NERC's request to defer the implementation of seven reliability standards scheduled to take effect this year.
Utilities must prepare for the reliability challenges that increased penetration of inverter-based resources will pose, according to a NERC white paper.
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