by Eddie Aveitia, NERC CIP Reliability Specialist Cybercriminals are using a new tactic to trick you into revealing sensitive information. A recent smishing scam involves a text message claiming to be from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), stating that a package cannot...
by William White, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit organization responsible for ensuring the reliability and security of the bulk electric system (BES) in North America. NERC’s...
By Mike Moyer, Power Market Compliance Services Specialist Over the past few years, ERCOT has taken several initiatives to improve grid conditions in the Texas electric market. The goal is to have a sufficient supply of generation to meet demand and maintain capacity...
By Stefano Schnitger, NERC Reliability Specialist In its most basic sense, Periodic Data Submittals are requests from NERC for information. This information may be operational data, models, studies, analyses, procedures, documents, or other forms of information. The...
By Shaun Rohret, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist As discussed on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) website,1,2 significant progress on the EOP-012-3 Reliability Standard, which focuses on extreme cold weather preparedness and...
by Sean Thompson, Supervisor NERC Services The 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) underscores critical reliability challenges facing the power industry over the next decade. These findings hold...
