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Federal Reliability Resources

North American Electric Reliability Corportation (NERC)

  • NERC Headlines
    Press releases and announcements on major events, policy statements, standards development projects, and the release of reliability assessment reports.
  • Monthly Newsletter
    A monthly summation of major NERC activities, with commentary from senior ERO leadership on emerging reliability issues.
  • Events Calendar – Reliability Analysis & Assessment
    A schedule of upcoming in-person and virtual NERC events and work sessions focused on technical reliability assessments and specific issues of interest. Registration/attendance details included.
  • Events Calendar – NERC Standards
    A schedule of current and upcoming NERC standards development actions, including formal public comment periods, and initial/final balloting vote dates. Updated weekly.
  • Annual State of Reliability Reports
    Analytical reviews of the Bulk-Power System’s reliability performance data over the previous twelve months. Each report identifies key industry-wide trends and notes “Actions in Progress” taken to mitigate risk. Available from 2012–present.
  • NERC “Lessons Learned”
    Short digests of failure events or other “unexpected” challenges experienced during Bulk-Power System operations, including “Corrective Actions” taken. Available from 2010–present.
  • NERC Reliability Assessments
    Seasonal, annual, and special assessments of the “overall reliability, adequacy, and associated risks” that could affect the reliable operation of the Bulk-Power System. Each Long-Term Reliability Assessment evaluates grid reliability with projections ten years out. Available from 1992–present.
  • NERC “Alerts”
    A listing of NERC’s high-priority “Alerts” to industry on critical actions to be taken to ensure system reliability. NERC Alerts may be informational or binding. Available from 2008–present.
  • Filings to FERC (2024)
    A listing of standards-related, informational, and other filings made by NERC to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 2024.
  • Reliability Standards
    A listing of active NERC Reliability Standards that are “mandatory and enforceable” in the U.S. Available as .xlsx files with links to each standard document, its implementation plan, and project page.
  • Reliability Standards Under Development
    A listing of open projects proposing new NERC standards, or for their review, modification, or interpretation. Proposal documents, draft versions, public comments, and balloting information is included for each. Open projects are listed by NERC priority for completion.
  • Standards, Compliance, and Enforcement Bulletins
    A digest of ongoing standards development projects, compliance and enforcement news, and registration/attendance details for upcoming workshops, conferences, and committee meetings. Available from 2021–present.
  • 2023 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (December 2023)
    An “independent” and peer-reviewed study of Bulk-Power System reliability and resource adequacy through 2033, the Long-Term Reliability Assessment is NERC’s flagship assessment report. For 2023, the report is supplemented by an infographic, video, and supplemental data tables and charts.
  • 2024 NERC Work Plan Priorities (December 2023)
    A brief statement of the ERO Enterprise’s “strategic area of focus,” this document sets performance goals and highlights budget priorities for both NERC and its Regional Entities for 2023–2025.
  • ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report (August 2023)
    A biennial product of NERC’s Reliability Issues Steering Committee, the report ranks 11 identified risks to grid reliability across 5 “Risk Profiles,” and “provides industry with strategic direction” for mitigation.
  • Annual Report, Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement (February 2023)
    Produced annually, the report surveys NERC’s compliance and enforcement program, its oversight activities, and presents summarized statistics on incidents of noncompliance, including discovery methods and the NERC Reliability Standards involved.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

  • FERC Reliability Headlines
    Press releases and announcements of reliability-related commission meetings, regulatory actions, policy changes, and reports on risks to the Bulk-Power System.
  • “FERC Insight” Newsletter
    A monthly summation of major FERC activities, personnel changes, events, and Congressional testimony by FERC officials.
  • FERC Policy Statements
    A listing of “significant” policy statements, including explanatory press releases, that provide clarity or guidance on how FERC will “approach” or “evaluate” certain regulatory items or other proceedings.
  • Events Calendar – Public Meetings
     schedule of in-person and virtual FERC events open to the public (public comment meetings, industry forums, federal-state task force working sessions).
  • FERC Staff Reports and Papers
    A listing of informational and analytical reports periodically produced by Commission staff on policy options, grid technologies, and “lessons learned” from reliability audits.
  • RTO/ISO Performance Metrics
    Periodic staff reports analyzing reliability and markets data that Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISO) are required to report to FERC.
  • Major FERC Orders
    A listing of orders and other regulatory actions affecting the Electric industry, including orders considered by FERC to be “landmark” actions. Available from 1994–present (Electric).
  • FERC Actions on NERC Standards
    Through FERC’s eLibrary docket, a listing of FERC orders, opinions, interpretive and advisory statements, and Commissioner dissent/concurrences.
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