PER-006 and You: Understanding your Protection Systems

PER-006 and You: Understanding your Protection Systems

By NERC Reliability Specialist Troy DahlgrenThere’s only a handful of NERC Reliability Standards that require training for personnel, particularly for the Generator Operator (GOP). PER-006-1 is the latest Standard to join that list. Effective April 1st, 2021, the lone...
Electric Reliability Threatened in Summer 2021

Electric Reliability Threatened in Summer 2021

By NERC Project Coordinator Beth Davis https://www.nerc.com/pa/RAPA/ra/Reliability%20Assessments%20DL/NERC%20SRA%202021.pdf  Noteworthy high temperatures, record spreading wildfires, and unrelenting drought have combined to stress the grid with peak electricity...
Regional Training Offered for 3Q21

Regional Training Offered for 3Q21

By Sr NERC Reliability Specialist Jack Jackson The April issue of True Grid highlighted the new quarterly compliance podcast called “Currently Compliant” offered by NERC while this issue will focus on the six Regional Entities’ information...
Reliability Issues Within ERCOT

Reliability Issues Within ERCOT

By Power Market Services Specialist Mike Moyer Earlier this month, there were several requests from Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for Texans to reduce their electric usage due to potential record demand and because of the high...
Potential Points of Failure with MOD-025

Potential Points of Failure with MOD-025

By Power Market Compliance Services Specialist Wanda Niemann-Marshall There are several potential points of failure with NERC Standard MOD-025 Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Real and Reactive Power Capability and...