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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...
Progress update of FERC Order 901
By Troy Dahlgren, NERC Reliability Specialist FERC Order 901, issued on October 19, 2023, mandates the development of new and revised reliability standards to address the challenges posed by the increasing integration of inverter-based resources...
The Importance of Cyber Hygiene
By Leonard Wills, NERC Reliability Specialist As malicious actors continue honing their attack methods, cyber hygiene holds paramount importance for individuals and entities seeking stronger security postures and lower risks. Cyber hygiene involves routine practices...
NPC Welcomes Back Bates Szakos as Director of Strategic Growth & Operations
Team, We are excited to announce that Bates Szakos is rejoining NAES Power Contractors as the Director of Strategic Growth and Operations, effective immediately. After three years away, Bates’s return underscores our dedication to strategic growth at NPC....
Natural Gas Supply Key to Reliability this Winter
By Leland McMillan, Supervisor NERC Services and Carl Curry, NERC Reliability Specialist NERC Standards are aimed to increase electric reliability, but the one major component that is outside NERC’s jurisdiction is natural gas supply. NERC issued...
Growing Threats to Renewable Energy Infrastructure: A Cyber Moment
By Eddie Aveitia, NERC CIP Reliability Specialist As the renewable energy sector continues to expand rapidly in 2024, it faces an increasingly complex and dangerous cybersecurity landscape. Wind farms, solar power plants, and other green...
U.S. Effective Dates for Future Reliability Standards
By Shaun Rohret, Senior Reliability Specialist, NERC Services The following standards are currently subject to recent and future enforcement on NERC’s site: EOP 11-4 Emergency Operations and EOP 12-2 Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness Applicable Entities · Balancing...
NERC Inverter Based Resource Registration Initiative Update
By Stefano Schnitger, NERC Reliability Specialist Phase 2 of NERC’s inverter-based resource (IBR) registration initiative is in full swing. This phase will focus on the complete identification of Category 2 Generator Owner and Generator Operator...
EOP-012-2 Things We Have Learned
By Richard Schlottmann, Project Manager, NERC Services We have learned some things about EOP-012-2 the closer we get to the implementation date. First, there are currently three SARS out concerning various aspects of the standard....
Reminder: NAES Spotlight Service Offering
By John Schmoker, Compliance Testing Services Project Manager As many of you know, NAES NERC Services has been actively engaged in the Reliability Industry since NERC’s inception. Our growing team of nearly 30 reliability professionals...
