By Laura Christensen, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist The North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) has introduced new terminology – Category 1 and Category 2 – to distinguish between different groups of inverter-based resources (IBRs) in its expanded Generator...
As artificial intelligence becomes more central to both daily life and business operations, conversations around its role in the energy sector are heating up. Through a partnership with Gecko Robotics, NAES is using AI to modernize energy generation,...
America’s power grid is facing rapid change as energy demands evolve with the growth of data centers, electric vehicles, and industrial expansion. While overall consumption is exponentially growing, localized surges driven by AI, electrification, and extreme weather,...
By: Lydia Sauer, NAES Communications Associate Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is a growing part of the clean energy landscape. NAES is proud to operate and support RNG facilities across the U.S. that turn dairy waste into clean, pipeline-quality fuel. Though a...
by John Schmoker, CTS Project Manager NERC’s 2025 Summer Reliability Assessment (SRA) finds and elevated risk of supply shortfalls during wide-area heat waves and abnormal weather conditions like those that have occurred in recent summers. As a result, system...
