NERC Winter Reliability Assessment

NERC Winter Reliability Assessment

By Dale Tarr, NERC Reliability Specialist With most of the country having already experienced bouts of severe weather, there are several valuable take-aways from the recently published NERC 2022-2023 Winter Reliability Assessment. The assessment is a multi-regional...
Transient Cyber Assets, Removable Media and PRC-005

Transient Cyber Assets, Removable Media and PRC-005

Author: Jack Jackson In 2020, NERC’s revision 7 to CIP-003 added protection requirements to the standard for Transient Cyber Assets (TCA) and Removable Media (RM) when connecting to the Bulk Electric System Cyber System (BCS). As protection systems become smarter and...
A look back at the Winter of 2021

A look back at the Winter of 2021

By Mark Henry, Director of Reliability Services & Registration, Texas RE Power plant operators in the southern United States can generally expect mild winters but occasionally face deep, prolonged cold and icy precipitation. Winter storm Uri in February 2021 was a...
NERC Tools

NERC Tools

Author: Leland McMillan, NERC Supervisor The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has issued new training and onboarding tools aimed to assist industry participants ensure that their personnel are up to date with software applications and...
Enhanced Data for a Comprehensive Event Analysis

Enhanced Data for a Comprehensive Event Analysis

By Miguel Bojorquez, NERC Reliability Specialist In recent years the bulk power system has seen the generation mix significantly transform. Inverter-based resources such as wind, solar, PV, battery energy storage systems, and hybrid plants have seen a substantial...