North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)

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NERC Board Approves Dissolving SPP Regional Entity
NERC’s Board of Trustees voted to dissolve the SPP Regional Entity by terminating the RTO’s regional delegation agreement.
NERC Seeks to Oversee SPP Reliability Compliance
SPP CEO Nick Brown told the RTO’s board and Members Committee that NERC is proposing it replace SERC as the compliance monitoring authority for the RTO.
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SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs: Jan. 16-17, 2018
SPP’s Markets and Operations Policy Committee unanimously approved adding a major maintenance cost in mitigated start-up and no-load offers.
FERC Backs NERC Supply Chain Standards
FERC on proposed to adopt several reliability standards intended to mitigate cybersecurity risks posed by the global supply chain of grid operation tools.
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CAISO to Depart Peak Reliability, Become RC
CAISO officials said they “reluctantly” plan for the ISO to become a reliability coordinator (RC) by spring 2019 and will depart from Peak Reliability.
Lights Still on After Nearly 12 Months of Typhoon Trump
While the energy industry has experienced upheaval under Donald Trump in his first year as president, there’s evidence that it has ballast that can withstand it.
Stakeholder Soapbox: Your Audit Report may be Worthless
A good audit report isn't enough to protect utilities from federal penalties after a reliability event, argues former NERC official Terry Brinker.
ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee Briefs: Dec. 20, 2017
New England utilities updated the ISO-NE Planning Advisory Committee on their plans to repair and upgrade their transmission facilities.
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NERC Assigns SPP RE Registered Entities to MRO, SERC
NERC is offering the 128 Southwest Power Pool (SPP) registered entities a chance to comment after assigning them all to a new Regional Entity.
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NERC Report Urges Preserving Coal, Nuke ‘Attributes’
NERC released its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, urging preservation of “essential reliability services.”

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