By Leland McMillan, NERC Services Supervisor Remember the days of audits every 6 years? Oh wait, did you think they were still doing that? In the past, the regions held to a fairly strict schedule of conducting audits on a periodic basis, which included 3-year, or...
NERC CIP is a Cyber Security Framework which contain a set of requirements designed to secure the critical assets required for operating the North American Bulk Electric System, to what extent is up to the Plant. According to a new report from the US Department...
By Jack Jackson, NERC Senior Reliability Specialist While the big season of implementation and phased implementation plans is past the idea of the implementation plan is here to stay. And while there aren’t as many active implementation plans as there were...
By Michael Tate, NERC Reliability Specialist It is no secret that Generators are falling under a microscope with Reliability Entities. This is primarily due to the scrutiny that Transmission undergoes when it comes to facility ratings. As we discussed in the...
By Shaun Rohret, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist It looks like a new NERC Cold Weather standard may be on its way. Here is some background and a summary of the latest information provided by NERC: In July of 2019, the FERC and NERC staff report titled The...
