Taking the QWESTIONS out of QEW

Taking the QWESTIONS out of QEW

By John Book, NAES Project Engineer Establishing a Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) program can be a daunting prospect. At first glance, the requirement for qualifying each employee in every electrical task they will perform sounds like a huge task. Although the...
Data: The Nexus of Digitization and Renewable Energy

Data: The Nexus of Digitization and Renewable Energy

by Ian Goepferd, General Manager of O&M Services In 2019, NAES rolled out our NextGen strategy.  Included in that plan was a focus on Digitization and Renewable Energy.  Digitization, in this context, reflects our desire to increase the use of software...
NAES Assessment Program Upgrade

NAES Assessment Program Upgrade

by Rob McCranie, NAES Project Manager These are exciting times at NAES as we move forward in improving the execution of how NAES performs Plant Assessments.  Last year NAES formed a working group with the goal of finding a better way to execute Plant Assessments at...
WECC Reliability & Security Workshop Summary

WECC Reliability & Security Workshop Summary

By Leland McMillan, NERC Services Supervisor NAES’s WECC-Lead, Leland McMillan (Supervisor, NERC Services), recently attended via webinar the WECC Reliability & Security Workshop meeting held on October 27-28.  NAES NERC Services has summarized the...