North American Electric Reliability Corp.
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CommentaryEnergy Systems of the Future Must Plan for Climate and Extreme Weather of the Future
Climate and extreme weather are increasingly impacting energy systems around the world. Whether it is prolonged, extreme cold in Texas, wildfires in California, high winds in the Midwest, or the recent prediction for an above-normal 2022 hurricane season, it is clear extreme weather events are testing the resilience of the North American grid. Changes in […]
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Instrumentation & ControlsHow to Ensure Plant Reliability and Regulatory Compliance
Lock in safe, reliable operations by opening the door to third-party expertise There’s still a big takeaway from a 2008 Florida blackout, and it’s not the size of the fine that followed. Although it was the largest penalty levied under the new reliability standards at that time, here’s the bigger elephant in the room: Florida […]
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CommentaryReports of the Electric Grid’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
There have been numerous pronouncements recently about the upcoming demise of the bulk power grid as consumers are projected to move toward decentralized green energy sources. We don’t believe that the end
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Press Releases
EPG Launches Online Education for Electric Power Industry with NERC Approved Learning Activity “Introduction to Synchrophasors”
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — EPG (Electric Power Group) has launched the first of its kind online synchrophasor training service for the electric power industry, using the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform. The first course on “Introduction to Synchrophasors” received North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) approval as a learning activity and […]