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 Operating Committee approved several guidance documents during its two-day meeting in Orlando, the last for outgoing Chair Lloyd Linke.
NERC and the regional entities are proposing almost $207 million in spending in 2020, a 3.8% increase, while assessments are projected to increase by 2.9%.
NERC is looking for a new CFO and general counsel, allowing CEO Jim Robb to reshape the organization’s senior management as he enters his second year.
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GridEx V will see increased international participation, including the possible use of “active injects” from Australia and New Zealand to simulate a “worldwide assault … on Western civilization.”
The NERC Board of Trustees approve a supply chain report and a new standard on third-party transient electronic devices while eliminating 84 requirements.
NERC’s board approved its Five-Year Performance Assessment with FERC, its argument for FERC should recertify as the ERO under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The NERC Standards Committee unanimously approved the opening of a 45-day comment period on revised inverter rules in reliability standard PRC-024.
The NATF, EPRI and NERC gathered representatives from utilities, RTOs, regional entities and government agencies to discuss improving resilience.
NERC offered lessons from firefighters, psychologists and the airline industry at its eighth annual Human Performance Conference, which attracted more than 400 attendees from 180 organizations.
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The ballroom at NERC’s Human Performance Conference was pin-drop quiet as Joseph W. Pfeifer recounted his experience leading firefighters into the World Trade Center on 9/11.
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