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 has requested FERC delay the implementation of several reliability standards that are scheduled to take effect this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bob Cummings, NERC’s senior director of engineering and reliability initiatives, has retired from the organization after 24 years, NERC said.
NERC is confident the electric industry is “taking aggressive steps to confront” the COVID-19 pandemic, based on responses to its recent Level 2 alert.
FERC granted NERC another extension on the deadline for two compliance filings so the organization can focus on its response to COVID-19.
Bruce Scherr, a former NERC vice chair and member of SPP’s Board of Directors, died on March 29.
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.
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