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
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NERC's latest ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report includes energy policy and critical infrastructure interdependencies among crucial reliability risks.
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Facing mounting deadlines, NERC's Standards Committee agreed to shorten industry comment periods on two projects.
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Work is underway on the Interregional Transfer Capability Study that Congress assigned to NERC earlier this year.
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NERC's trustees met in Ottawa to approve changes to the organization's standards development process and the final 2024 budget.
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FERC gave NERC the go-ahead to redirect already-budgeted funds and tap its reserves to pay for a congressionally mandated study.
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As DERs play a growing role in electric reliability, ensuring their protection from cybersecurity threats has become increasingly vital, the Texas RE heard.
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The team revising NERC’s cold weather standard has more work ahead after industry respondents put the freeze on their latest proposed revisions with a negative segment-weighted vote of more than 56%.
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NERC’s Standards Committee moved forward on several standards projects, including ones on planning for extreme temperatures and providing information on DERs.
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ReliabilityFirst staff urged utilities to take advantage of the regional entity's voluntary winter preparedness consultations.
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NERC's Finance and Audit Committee approved a plan to fund the interregional transfer study that Congress ordered in June.
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