By Leland McMillan, Supervisor NERC Services The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and NERC’s Regional Entities have issued their final report examining the impact of the First Quarter 2021 weather...
By Jack Jackson, NERC Senior Reliability Specialist When looking at the verb manage there are number of different possible definitions that can be applied. And while compliance is certainly something to be managed, it is important to be clear with the compliance...
By Shaun Rohret, NERC Senior Reliability Specialist On December 3, 2021 The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) released its Comprehensive Reliability Plan. It concludes that the New York State bulk power system will be able to meet demand during normal...
By Troy Dahlgren, NERC Reliability Specialist On May 9th, 2021, a small, ordinary line-to-ground fault at a combined-cycle facility near Odessa, TX exposed a major reduction in active power production from solar plants throughout the region. NERC considers this a...
By John Branch, NERC Power Market Compliance Services Specialist Over the past decade natural gas has been crowned king in the energy industry. However, renewable energy has made great leaps and bounds to solidify a position in the energy space. With the constant...
By Richard Schlottmann, NERC Senior Reliability Compliance Specialist The Joint NERC and Texas RE Staff Report regarding the Texas events of May 9 and June 26 evaluates the first disturbance involving a widespread reduction of solar photovoltaic (PV) resource power...
