BREAKING THROUGH 2026’S POWER INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS A View on 2026’s Power Challenges Data center developers are racing to support AI-driven growth, but a number of challenges persist. Grid constraints, long lead times for critical equipment, and a...
Issaquah, WA — October 21, 2025 — Hundreds of solar & wind projects once considered outside federal oversight will be required to register and comply with reliability standards for the first time. This closes the long-standing gap that allowed many...
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. This was powerfully demonstrated by Brad...
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. As a result, system...
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; however, some sites may...
by Chuck Holm, NERC Reliability Specialist Forces in power plant world will work against CIP-003 compliance if left unchecked. The article presented here focuses specifically on physical access to cyber assets to comply with CIP-003-8 R1 1.2.2. CIP-003-8 Attachment 1...
