by NAES Admin | Jul 21, 2022 | News
By Allegra Jones, NERC Reliability Specialist NERC has decided to revamp the way compliance is achieved for PRC-024. The current PRC-024 standard, titled Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings for Generating Resources, is set to transition to revision 3...
by NAES Admin | Jul 21, 2022 | News
By Rob O’Connell, NERC Reliability Specialist The North American grid is undergoing a rapid transformation to its resource mix, adding increasing amounts of renewable generation — wind, solar, battery storage and hybrid plants. While these inverter-based resources...
by NAES Admin | Jul 21, 2022 | News
By Michael Tate, NERC Reliability Specialist The implementation of the ALIGN tool has been long journey so far. Release 1 gave us the ability to submit self-reports and mitigation tracking while release 2 & 3 gave the Regional Entities the ability to issue...
by NAES Admin | Jul 21, 2022 | News
By Jack Jackson, Senior NERC Reliability Specialist Preparations for cold weather has been a hot topic for roughly the last 10 years specifically impacting generating facilities. Each event has resulted in increased measures to prevent future occurrences. ...
by NAES Admin | Apr 20, 2022 | News
by Curtis Holland, WECC Staff Reliability Specialist As the Bulk Electric System continues to be impacted by extreme weather events and environmental changes, many regulatory agencies are taking action to establish procedures to address these impacts. The WECC...
by NAES Admin | Apr 20, 2022 | News
by Rob O’Connor, NERC Reliability Specialist Passwords are a necessary part of conducting our business in a secure fashion. But bad habits and shortcuts make it all too easy for bad actors to compromise security protocols. Hackers are trying to crack your credentials...
