Wholesale Energy Market Expectations (WEM)

Wholesale Energy Market Expectations (WEM)

Mexico, despite being one of the largest economies in Latin America, does not stand out for its great sporting achievements, development, or educational system. Instead, Mexico does stand out for negative issues such as violence and corruption. We are even better...
Tuxpan II and V Combined Cycle Power Stations

Tuxpan II and V Combined Cycle Power Stations

NAES-MEXICO operates and maintains the Tuxpan II and V combined cycle power plants, which generate 990 MW of electricity with CFE (Electricity Federal Commission) as a client; currently both plants have a comprehensive management system based on ISO 9001: 2015, 14001:...
A Compliance Manager’s Guide to Shaping Compliance Culture

A Compliance Manager’s Guide to Shaping Compliance Culture

By William White, NERC Reliability Specialist So here we go again; compliance, standards, and requirements. Many of your plant employees may be asking, “why are we doing this?” and “does it really matter?” At some point, most compliance management employees have heard...
CORES, Align and the Expansion of the ERO Portal

CORES, Align and the Expansion of the ERO Portal

By Jack Jackson, Sr NERC Reliability Specialist Over the past several years, NERC has been working with the regions to centralize several processes through the NERC ERO Portal. Most familiar to Generator Operators would be MIDAS, used for the submittal of relay...
NERC Spy: Insider’s Guide to VAR-002 for Generators

NERC Spy: Insider’s Guide to VAR-002 for Generators

By Michael Tate, NERC Reliability Specialist VAR-002, a standard with roots back to the 2003 blackout, is a trending audit item for Generator Operators. Some generators are constrained by a narrow voltage schedule issued by their Transmission Operator and do not...