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 announced Saturday that an employee in its Atlanta office has “notified leadership of a presumptive positive test” for the COVID-19 virus.
Members of NERC’s Standards Committee are working to balance workload changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic with the obligation to maintain transparency.
NERC has opened a formal comment period on a draft reliability guideline covering the collection of data on distributed energy resources.
NERC’s Operating, Planning and Critical Infrastructure Planning committees gathered for their last meetings before turning functions over to the new RSTC.
NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee held its first meeting with a focus on introducing its membership and laying groundwork for operations.
FERC granted NERC’s request for more time to submit changes to its Rules of Procedure ordered by the commission in January.
NERC’s Performance Analysis Subcommittee is preparing a request to expand GADS to cover solar and increase the range of data.
NERC cast 2019 as a “true pivot point” for the ERO Enterprise in its annual report, noting initiatives aimed at improving the organization's effectiveness.
NERC transitioned to the latest version of SAFNR and plans to introduce it to reliability coordinators once ResilientGrid has implemented new software.
NERC and utilities are enticed by the benefits of digital technologies, but must weigh the risks of unwanted guests, said panelists at an MRC meeting.
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