by Joe Bennett – Senior NERC Reliability Specialist, NAES Corporation A geomagnetic disturbance (GMD), also known as a geomagnetic storm, is a major event in Earth’s magnetosphere. It’s caused by a very efficient transfer of energy from solar wind into the space...
Don’t Neglect Your Protection Systems by Gregg Massar – Performance Engineer, Engineering & Technical Services Protective relays and their associated components play a critical role in a power-generation facility. We all understand their basic purpose, which is to...
How Good is Your High-Energy Piping Program?by Brian Beatty – Director, Engineering Services, NAES Corporation As custodians of our clients’ power plants, it’s essential that we operate and maintain them safely and in accordance with prudent industry practices....
NERC CIP Cyber Security Standards CIP Compliance vs. True Security:Be Sure You Address Bothby Michiko Sell – Senior NERC CIP Specialist Responsible entities too often believe that if they comply with NERC CIP Standards, their physical and cyber environments are...
Can You Hear Me Now? COM-001-3and How the New Version Affects Youby Michael Tate — NERC Reliability Specialist, NAES Corporation It wouldn’t be a day in the NERC compliance world without the seemingly most straightforward standard changing. With the...
