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July 5, 2024

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
Summer Bringing ‘Elevated Risk,’ NERC Warns
Summer reliability “is shaping up to be a challenge for electric system operators” in most of the ERO Enterprise thanks to extreme weather, NERC said.
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Standards Committee Spars Again over Drafting Team Leaders
The NERC Standards Committee argued over the nominees to lead the standard drafting team for Project 2021-03.
NERC Board of Trustees/MRC Briefs: May 13, 2021
NERC’s Board of Trustees and Member Representatives Committee approved a slew of actions at a packed virtual meeting on Thursday.
NERC Real Time Operating Subcommittee Briefs: May 5, 2021
NERC will hold its final planning meeting for GridEx VI on May 26, the Real-Time Operating Subcommittee heard at its latest meeting.
ERO Panel Ponders Mystery of Overgeneration in Eastern Interconnection
It’s a mystery that has stumped the ERO’s brightest minds: Why is the Eastern Interconnection regularly seeing 200 MW of excess generation?
NERC Cold Weather Standards Headed to Final Ballot
NERC’s proposed cold weather standards are on track to be submitted to NERC’s Board of Trustees and are moving to a final ballot.
NERC Standards Committee OKs Cold Weather Team Member Replacement
NERC’s Standards Committee approved the addition of a new member to the standards drafting team working on its cold weather standard project.
Glick, Robb Call for Tx Build in West
FERC Chair Richard Glick and NERC CEO James Robb: The West needs to build transmission lines to connect renewable resources to load.
ERO Align Tool Goes Live for NERC, MRO, Texas RE
The first release of NERC's Align software platform and ERO Secure Evidence Locker is live for the organization, MRO and Texas RE.
NERC Warns of Batteries’ Hidden Thermal Risk
A new Lessons Learned report published by NERC goes over the mistakes that led to the fire and explosion of APS’ McMicken battery in Arizona.

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