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FINDING THE ECONOMIC OPTIMUM IN POWER PLANT O&M
WHY THE LOWEST O&M BUDGET IS RARELY THE MOST PROFITABLE By: Robert Wolfe, Director of Asset Optimization, NAES Executive Summary. O&M budgets should be evaluated by the operating margin they enable, not by cost adherence alone. The optimal investment level...
A “Good” Self-Report is Critical to Communicate Effectively to the Regulator
By Leland McMillan, NERC Supervisor NERC has published the “Registered Entity Self-Report and Mitigation Plan User Guide” to provide guidance for effective communications concerning potential non-compliance. Quality of detail in this respect is critical to...
‘;–Have I Been Pwned?
By Myunk Kang, NERC Reliability Specialist Have you? In a world where scams and digital shakedowns are on the rise, have you ever wondered if your digital secrets are well-kept? Meet HIBP, your digital detective...
FERC, NERC Release Final Report on Lessons from Winter Storm Elliott
By Stefano Schnitger, NERC Reliability Specialist FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released the final report on Winter Storm Elliott. This storm was an extreme cold weather event that occurred from December 21...
Winter Weather Standard Update
By Shaun Rohret, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist As another winter arrives, there is still a lot of activity at NERC based around Extreme Cold Weather Grid Operations, Preparedness and Coordination. Here is an update based...
Remote Work Security
by Leonard Wills, NERC Reliability Specialist The widespread adoption of remote work, accelerated by the pandemic, has created numerous cybersecurity challenges for organizations. Effectively managing and securing corporate personnel in this environment requires a proactive...
Inverter Based Resource Performance Issues
By Chuck Holm, NERC Reliability Specialist Systemic deficiencies of inverter-based resource (IBR) performance during grid events, resulted in a NERC issued Level 2 alert to all Generator Operators (GOs) who own Bulk Power System (BPS)...
NERC IBR Webinar Series
Dale Tarr, NERC Reliability Specialist Quickly growing levels of inverter-based resources over the previous decade have introduced not only a lower emission source of energy to our bulk electric system but one that comes with...
Superconductivity, Recent Almost Breakthrough
By Timothy Perez, NERC Reliability Specialist Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the discovery of a room temperature superconductor. If such a material was discovered, this could have profound implications on the...
Winter Storm Elliott 2022: the Impact on the U.S. Power Grid and Recommendations for Resilience
by Troy Dahlgren, NERC Reliability Specialist The winter storm of December 2022, known as Winter Storm Elliott, wreaked havoc on the United States’ power grid, resulting in unprecedented electric generation outages, natural gas production declines,...
