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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...
PRC-028 Implementation & Requesting an Extension from Compliance Dates
By Kristina Hannum, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist Understanding PRC-028 & the Unique Challenges for Generator Owners The NERC Reliability Standard PRC-028-1, titled “Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources,” directly impacts Generator Owners (GO)...
Powering the Future: Why Grid Modernization Is No Longer Optional
By Joshua Brantley, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist The electrical industry is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history. For decades, the power grid has been the backbone of industrial growth, economic development,...
New naming conventions for NERC registration and Category 2 Registration requirements
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...
How AI Is Transforming Energy Generation — and What That Means for the GridÂ
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...
Adapting the Power Grid: How Rising Demand is Pushing Its Limit
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...
Renewable Natural Gas: How NAES is Turning Waste into Watts
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...
Texas Strong: How a NAES family answered the call to help their community after tragedy struck
Written by: Emily Adelman, NAES Communications Specialist Being part of NAES isn’t just about joining a company; it’s about becoming part of a family that looks out for one another and the communities they serve....
2025 Summer Reliability Assessment (SRA)
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....
Ensuring Familiarity with the Internal Compliance Program Document
By Carl Curry, NERC Reliability Specialist All NAES client sites are very familiar with the NERC Reliability Compliance Program (RCP) procedures and their corresponding attachments. These documents are the basis of the NAES compliance program;...
