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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...
Texas Deep Freeze of 2021
By John Branch, Power Market Compliance Services Specialist In 2011 Texas experienced an extreme cold weather event however, 2021 proved to be a forced to be reckoned with for Texas and Electric Reliability Council of...
NERC Cold Weather Project Update
By Shaun Rohret, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist Here is an update and summary of the latest information provided by NERC: On March 22, 2021, the Board acted without a meeting to direct the completion of...
Available NERC Webinars
By Beth Davis, NERC Project Coordinator The past year has caused companies to be creative in executing their business obligations due to quarantine rules and travel restrictions. NERC and the six Regional Entities have adapted...
Impacts of Electrochemical Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems on the Bulk Power System
By Sean Thompson, Supervisor NERC Services Battery energy storage is able to provide essential services to ensure the reliability of the bulk power system, but the system requires more planning analysis in order to integrate...
Assessment of the Resource Adequacy in the Western Interconnection
By Richard Schulte, NERC Reliability Specialist Having adequate resources available to meet the electrical demand is important to ensuring the reliability of the Bulk Electric System. Entities perform analysis of resources available and projections of...
Three Amazon Privacy Settings You Need to Know About
by Michiko Sell, Supervisor NERC Services Amazon Customer profile As an Amazon customer, you have a profile visible to other Amazon users, created automatically. It contains comments and ratings you have left on products purchased...
Stanton Energy Reliability Center
by Mary Prendergast, E3 Marketing Director It is no secret that the growth of renewables has increased the demand for energy storage in recent years. Energy storage, especially battery storage, is expected to grow at...
Questioning Attitudes and Incident Investigations Improve Performance
By Pamela Berner, Director of Environmental Services When faced with an incident (environmental or otherwise), a questioning attitude—or lack thereof—and the culture of a facility determines how well it is handled. State and federal regulatory...
Taking the QWESTIONS out of QEW
By John Book, NAES Project Engineer Establishing a Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) program can be a daunting prospect. At first glance, the requirement for qualifying each employee in every electrical task they will perform sounds...
