News
01.31.2012
NERC News - January

01.23.2012
Regional Reliability Standards - Comment Period Open for BAL-004-WECC-02

01.23.2012
Regional Reliability Standard - Comment Period Open for BAL-001-0.1a (WECC Variance) January 23 – March 9, 2012

01.20.2012
Project 2007-03 Real-time Operations | Successive Ballots and Non-binding Polls Results

01.10.2012
Make Plans to Attend NERC-led Industrial Controls Cybersecurity Workshop

01.03.2012
Project 2007-03 Real-time Operations | Three Ballot Windows and Three Non-binding Poll Windows Now Open

01.03.2012
Project INT-2011-01 Interpretation of MOD-028-1 for FPL | Recirculation Ballot Results

01.03.2012
Project 2010-07 Generator Requirements at the Transmission Interface | Recirculation Ballot Results

12.23.2011
NERC Assessment Identifies Key Findings for Future Industry Dependency on Natural Gas

12.19.2011
Project 2009-01 Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting | Initial Ballot and Non-binding Poll Results

12.19.2011
Project 2007-12 Frequency Response | Initial Ballot and Non-Binding Poll Results

12.16.2011
NERC Posts Third Quarter 2011 Vegetation-Related Transmission Outage Report

12.09.2011
Project 2008-10 Interpretation of CIP-006-x R1 for Progress Energy | Recirculation Ballot Window Open: December 9 - 19, 2011

12.04.2011
NERC News - November

12.01.2011
Project 2009-01 Disturbance and Sabotage Reporting | Initial Ballot Window and Non-Binding Poll | Open: December 2 –12, 2011

11.30.2011
Project 2007-12 Frequency Response | Initial Ballot Window and Non-Binding Poll | Now Open: Nov. 30 – Dec. 9, 2011

11.30.2011
Winter Reliability Outlook Good, Assessment Finds

11.29.2011
Cauley, Lauby Participate on FERC Technical Conference Panels

11.28.2011
NERC Hires New Enforcement Director

11.28.2011
Reserve Margins Down in Some Areas; Integrated Analysis Shows Impact of Environmental Regulations on Planning Decisions, Retrofits

11.21.2011
Mark Lauby Named IEEE Fellow

11.17.2011
NERC Completes First Grid Security Exercise

11.09.2011
Project 2010-17 Definition of Bulk Electric System | Two Recirculation Ballot Windows Open: Thursday, November 10 – Monday, November 21, 2011

11.07.2011
NERC Spare Equipment Database under Development

11.07.2011
NERC Board Approves Vegetation Management Standard

10.20.2011
Chief Security Officer Accepts Appointment to Department of Homeland Security Position

10.19.2011
NERC Opens First Grid Security Conference Today in New Orleans

10.17.2011
NERC General Counsel Announces Plans to Step Down in March

09.30.2011
NERC News - September

09.30.2011
NERC Filing Uses New Compliance Enforcement Initiative

09.28.2011
NERC News - October

09.26.2011
Chief Reliability Officer Resigns to Become President/CEO of North American Transmission Forum

09.20.2011
NERC Releases Report Assessing Risk to Reliability Performance of Bulk Power System

09.19.2011
NERC Releases Analysis of Frequency Response During February Extreme Weather

09.15.2011
Department of Energy Releases New Roadmap to Guide Public-Private Cybersecurity Initiatives

09.14.2011
NERC Submits Written Testimony to House Subcommittee on Energy and Power

09.12.2011
DOE Releases Draft Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline for Comment

09.09.2011
NERC, FERC Announce Joint Inquiry into Outage

09.08.2011
NERC News - August

08.18.2011
Development of ERO Best Practices Announced

08.16.2011
FERC and NERC Release Task Force Report on Southwest Outages

08.16.2011
FERC, NERC Release Task Force Report on Southwest Outages

08.10.2011
NERC Board Focuses on Improving Efforts; Approves Four Standards

08.04.2011
NERC Announces New Enforcement Initiative

07.29.2011
NERC News - July

07.27.2011
Make Plans to Attend NERC's Grid Security Conference

07.27.2011
Make Plans to Attend NERC's Grid Security Conference

07.07.2011
Compliance Enforcement Director to Leave NERC

07.01.2011
NERC News - June

06.23.2011
NERC Opens New Headquarters in Atlanta

06.03.2011
NERC News - May

05.31.2011
Adequate Generating Capacity Available to Meet Summer Demand, NERC Report Finds

05.31.2011
Cauley Testifies at House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing

05.31.2011
Adequate Generating Capacity Available to Meet Summer Demand, Report Finds

05.27.2011
NERC Director of Enforcement grants extension of time for MOD-001-1a, MOD-029-1a, and other related MOD standards

05.25.2011
NERC's 2010 Annual Report Released

05.13.2011
NERC Board of Trustees Approves Rules of Procedure Changes

05.09.2011
NERC, FERC Combining Southwest Outage Inquiry Efforts

05.05.2011
Cauley Testifies at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing

05.05.2011
NERC News - April

05.03.2011
NERC Announces Grid Security Exercise

05.03.2011
NERC Announces Grid Security Exercise

04.15.2011
Cauley Testifies at House Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing

04.13.2011
NERC CEO Speaks on Electric Infrastructure Security Summit Panel

04.07.2011
NERC Testifies at Energy and Power Subcommittee Hearing

04.07.2011
Cauley's testimony to House Subcommittee on Energy and Power

04.06.2011
NERC to Host Geomagnetic Disturbance Workshop in Atlanta

04.05.2011
NERC News - March

04.01.2011
NERC Director of Enforcement grants extension of time for MOD-001-1a, MOD-029-1a, and other related MOD standards

03.31.2011
NERC Awards Situation Awareness Contract to SmartCloud

03.14.2011
NERC Posts Feb 2011 Compliance Violation Statistics

03.09.2011
NERC Workshop on Accommodating High Levels of Variable Generation

03.09.2011
NGC Offers Assistance on NERC's Review of Gas-Electric Interdependcies

03.04.2011
NERC News - February

03.02.2011
Cyber Attack Task Force Formed as Part of Coordinated Action Plan

03.01.2011
John Twitchell Named SERC Vice President and Chief Program Officer

02.21.2011
Remarks by Gerry Cauley at Senate Field Hearing in New Mexico

02.14.2011
Severe Impact Resilience Task Force Launched, NERC Announces

02.11.2011
Testimony of Gerry Cauley in front of the HASC

02.08.2011
Statement by John Q. Anderson at FERC Technical Conference - Panel 1

02.08.2011
Statement by Gerry Cauley at FERC Technical Conference - Panel 2

02.08.2011
Statements by John Q. Anderson and Gerry Cauley at FERC Technical Conference

02.07.2011
NERC Examines Power System Impacts from Recent Extreme Weather Conditions

02.02.2011
The Department of Energy Launches Cyber Security Initiative

02.01.2011
NERC, DOE and NIST Partner on Cyber Security Initiative

01.31.2011
NERC News - January

01.21.2011
Workshop Focuses on SCADA Successes and Challenges

01.07.2011
Geomagnetic Disturbance Task Force Names Chair, Vice Chair

01.07.2011
Comment Period Opens for Proposed Changes to NERC Rules of Procedure in Response to Order on Revised Delegation Agreements

01.07.2011
NERC President’s Top Priority Issues for Bulk Power System Reliability

01.05.2011
NERC Releases the 2010 NERC Sufficiency Review: CIP-002 Risk-Based Assessment Methodology

01.04.2011
NERC News - December

01.03.2011
NERCNews-2010-12

12.16.2010
NERC Board Passes Rules of Procedure Modification

12.13.2010
Statement on CIP-002-04 Ballot and Next Steps

12.02.2010
Successful Integration of Smart Grid Technologies Can Improve Bulk Power System Reliability

12.01.2010
NERCNews_November

11.30.2010
North America Projected to have Adequate Reserve Margins for Upcoming Winter

11.29.2010
Interchange Distribution Calculator Testing Underway

11.10.2010
NERC News_October

11.05.2010
Notice of Supplemental Request for Comments on Proposed Amendments to NERC Rules of Procedure Section 300

11.05.2010
Board of Trustees Approves Critical Infrastructure Roadmap, Underfrequency Load Shedding Standard

11.04.2010
NERC Signs Lease on Atlanta Office Space

10.29.2010
Comment Period Opens for Proposed Amendments to the NERC Rules of Procedure Appendix 4D

10.22.2010
Initiation of Field-Test for NERC's Event Analysis Program

10.20.2010
NERC Releases Long-Term Reliability Assessment

10.18.2010
Comment Period Opens for Proposed Amendments to NERC Rules of Procedure Section 300

10.14.2010
NERC Issues AURORA Alert to Industry

10.12.2010
NERC Experts Participate at GridWeek 2010 in DC

10.07.2010
NERC Issues Facility Ratings Methodology Alert to Industry

10.01.2010
NERC News_September

09.30.2010
NERC Participates in DHS Exercise, Cyberstorm III

09.20.2010
NERC Fulfilling Its ERO Responsibilities, FERC Says

09.14.2010
NERC Releases Alert on Malware Targeting SCADA Systems

09.09.2010
NERC's Revised Standards Process Approved by FERC

09.08.2010
Data-Sharing Agreement Executed As Part of the North American Synchrophasor Initiative

09.07.2010
NERC News August 2010

08.31.2010
NERC Requests Candidates for Board of Trustees

08.30.2010
NERC Senior VP Appointed to DoE Electricity Advisory Committee

08.02.2010
NERC News - July 2010

07.12.2010
Mark Lauby appears on "Energy Week"

07.02.2010
NERC News -June 2010

06.16.2010
NERC Adds Chief Security Officer to its Management Team

06.11.2010
NERC Announces Headquarters Relocation

06.09.2010
NERC Strengthens Executive Team to Meet Challenges Ahead

05.18.2010
Comment Period Opens for Proposed Amendments to NERC Rules of Procedure Section 300

05.18.2010
Comment Period Opens regarding the Data Request for Nuclear Power Plant "Bright-Line" Survey

05.07.2010
2009: A Year of Transition

05.05.2010
NERC Chief Security Officer Career Opportunity

05.04.2010
NERC CEO Letter to Industry

05.03.2010
NERC Alert System Commissioned for Production Use

04.15.2010
NERC Issues a Statement on Proposed Grid Security Legislation

04.06.2010
Final Comment Period Opens for Electric Sub-Sector Coordinating Council Charter

04.06.2010
Final Comment Period Opens for the Bulk Power System Critical Infrastructure Policy Statement

03.25.2010
NERC CAISO sign data-sharing agreement as part of the North American Synchrophasor Initiative

03.16.2010
Comment Period Opens for Proposed Changes to NERC Rules of Procedure and associated Appendices

03.10.2010
Comment Period Opens for Proposed Changes to NERC Rules of Procedure Appendix 4D

03.05.2010
NERC, FERC, FRCC reach agreement regarding 2008 Florida outage

02.08.2010
Statement by John Q. Anderson at FERC Technical Conference - Panel 2

01.18.2010
NERC Welcomes Government Relations and Communications Staff

01.11.2010
NERC & the NRC Sign Agreement Regarding Oversight of Cyber Security at Nuclear Power Plants

12.22.2009
NERC Board of Trustees Nominating Committee Nominates Four Trustees

12.22.2009
NERC News (monthly newsletter)

11.19.2009
Gerry Cauley Named NERC's Next President and Chief Executive Office

11.05.2009
Executive Remarks: A New Reality

10.27.2009
NERC Testifies at House Subcommittee Hearing on Cyber Security

10.26.2009
Workshop on Delegation Agreements

09.18.2009
Executing on the Three-Year Performance Assessment

08.27.2009
NERC Requests Candidates for Board of Trustees

08.05.2009
2010 Business Plan & Budget Approved

08.05.2009
Executive Search for Next NERC CEO

08.05.2009
Executive Remarks: Reliability at the Ground Level

07.20.2009
Three-Year Performance Assessment

06.23.2009
Michael A. Walker Joins NERC as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

06.11.2009
NERC's Town Hall Meeting: Auditing of U.S. Nuclear Plants for CIP Standards Compliance

05.27.2009
Survey Launched to Help Improve www.nerc.com

05.20.2009
New Agreement to Ensure the Reliability of the Bulk Power System in Québec

05.15.2009
Agenda for Three- Year Performance Assessment Workshop Now Available

05.12.2009
Executive Remarks: Reliability: A Cross-Border Approach

05.07.2009
Executive Remarks: Making Progress on Reliability

05.07.2009
NERC CEO Testifies at Senate Hearing on Cyber Security

05.06.2009
2008: A Critical Year of Growth for NERC

05.01.2009
Executive Remarks: Securing the Grid

04.27.2009
Three-Year Performance Assessment Posted for Industry Comment

04.21.2009
Manitoba Introduces Legislation that Would Adopt Mandatory Reliability Standards

04.16.2009
Proposed Revisions to Regional Delegation Agreement Between NERC and TRE

04.02.2009
NBSO Joins with Regulatory Authorities to Enhance Electric Grid Reliability

03.16.2009
Rules of Procedure - Request for Comments

03.03.2009
NERC CEO: Industry has "Responsibility to Succeed" on Integration of Renewable Resources

01.15.2009
NERC's Assante to Speak at SANS SCADA Summit

01.14.2009
Request for Comments -- NERC and Regional Entity Self Assessment

01.05.2009
Report to the Member Representatives Committee from the Board of Trustees Nominating Committee

12.11.2008
Comments on Draft Compliance Filing of NERC in Response to October 16, 2008 Order on 2009 Business Plans and Budgets

11.21.2008
NERC CEO Addresses Coalition on Future of Reliability

11.11.2008
Request for Comments on Working Draft of Proposed Response to October 16 Budget Order

09.25.2008
NERC CEO Addresses GridWeek on Reliability & the Smart Grid

09.16.2008
NERC Trustee Addresses Transmission Forum on Emerging Reliability Issues

09.11.2008
NERC CEO Testifies Before House Subcommittee

08.18.2008
Michael J. Assante Named as NERC Chief Security Officer

08.14.2008
Blackout's 5th Anniversary Marks Progress, New Challenges Ahead

07.20.2008
NERC Executive Remarks: Cyber Security

07.18.2008
NERC Launches New Website

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Press Releases
11.04.2010
NERC Signs Lease on Atlanta Office Space

10.26.2010
NERC Releases Assessment on Resource Adequacy Impacts of EPA Regulations

09.09.2010
NERC's Revised Standards Process Approved by FERC

08.02.2010
Scenario Addresses Quick Economic Recovery and its Impact on Electrical Demand

07.27.2010
Reliability Key Component in Climate Change Discussions

06.17.2010
NERC Adds Chief Security Officer to its Management Team

06.02.2010
New Report Identifies Threat Environment and Next Steps for Addressing Key High-Impact, Low-Frequency Risks to the North American Electric Grid

05.26.2010
Summer Electric Reliability Outlook Good

03.05.2010
NERC, FERC, FRCC reach agreement regarding 2008 Florida outage

01.18.2010
NERC Welcomes Government Relations and Communications Staff

01.11.2010
NERC & the NRC Sign Agreement Regarding Oversight of Cyber Security at Nuclear Power Plants

12.21.2009
No Vegetation-Related Transmission Outages in Peak Growth Season

11.24.2009
Winter Electric Reliability Outlook Generally Good

11.19.2009
Gerry Cauley Named NERC’s Next President and Chief Executive Officer

11.12.2009
High-Impact, Low-Frequency Risks Subject of Key Effort at NERC and DOE

10.29.2009
Transmission, Renewables Integration Top List of Issues in Ten-Year Electric Reliability Outlook

10.08.2009
NERC, FERC, FPL Reach Agreement on Reliability Enhancements

09.09.2009
NERC and Energy Central Team to Provide Education on Critical Infrastructure Protection & Cyber Security Standards

06.23.2009
Michael A. Walker Joins NERC as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

06.17.2009
NERC and Electric Industry Continue Efforts to Address Cyber Risk

05.20.2009
New Agreement to Ensure the Reliability of the Bulk Power System in Québec

05.19.2009
Reduced Electricity Demand Bolsters Reserve Margins throughout North America for the Coming Summer

05.06.2009
Strengthened Cyber Security Standards Approved

04.24.2009
NERC Launches Key Initiative to Address Leading Cause of Electric Outages

04.16.2009
Report Marks Initial Steps on Reliable Integration of Large-Scale Wind, Solar Into Electric Grid

04.08.2009
NERC Statement on Cyber Security & the Electric Grid

04.02.2009
NBSO Joins with Regulatory Authorities to Enhance Electric Grid Reliability

03.02.2009
NERC CEO: Electric Industry has “Responsibility to Succeed” on Renewable Integration

02.16.2009
Timothy E. Roxey to Join NERC as Manager of Critical Infrastructure Protection

01.28.2009
Proposed Stimulus Package a Critical Step to Ensuring Electric Reliability

12.11.2008
Revised Phase I Cyber Security Standards Under Review; Multi-Phase Development Approach Will Address Short and Long-Term Goals

11.18.2008
Winter Electric Reliability Outlook Generally Good

11.10.2008
Climate Policy Critical to Grid Reliability

10.23.2008
Ten Year Outlook for Electric Reliability Highlights Environmental Initiatives, Transmission among Key Concerns

09.24.2008
Policy Makers and Industry Executives Discuss Cyber Security in Unprecedented Summit

08.18.2008
Michael J. Assante Named as NERC Chief Security Officer

08.14.2008
Blackout’s 5th Anniversary Marks Progress, New Challenges Ahead

07.14.2008
NERC CEO Announces Plan to Improve Response to Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Protection

06.26.2008
NERC Issues Reliability Advisories on February Florida Outage

06.04.2008
NERC Enforces Compliance with Electric Reliability Standards, Reliability Improvements Underway

05.21.2008
NERC Statement on Cyber Security Hearing

05.14.2008
Electricity Projected to be Reliable Throughout North America in Coming Summer, with Limited Concerns

02.27.2008
NERC CEO Commends Florida Utilities for Restoration Efforts, Lauds New Technology Enabling Faster Disturbance Analysis

02.26.2008
NERC to Conduct Evaluation of Florida Disturbance

02.21.2008
Change, Innovation Needed to Ensure Future Reliability Says NERC President & CEO

02.15.2008
NERC Board of Trustees 2008 Appointments

02.15.2008
NERC Board Addresses Key Blackout Recommendation, Approves New Reliability Standard

01.17.2008
NERC Cyber Standards to Become Mandatory in United States

01.03.2008
NERC Transmission Forum Appoints Donald M. Benjamin Vice President

11.14.2007
Electricity Projected to be Reliable throughout North America in Coming Winter Season

10.16.2007
North American Electricity Demand Continues to Outpace Resource Growth; Reliability Concerns Remain

10.02.2007
NERC Commends the U.S. DOE's Designation of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors

06.27.2007
Electricity Outages in the Bronx and Manhattan, NY

06.01.2007
New Era in U.S. Electricity Industry Starts June 18 - Mandatory Reliability Standards Enforceable for First Time

05.17.2007
NERC Projects Reliable Electricity This Summer, Barring Extreme Weather

04.26.2007
NERC Hails the U.S. Department of Energys Identification of Draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors

04.19.2007
NERC Welcomes FERC Approval of Delegation Agreements

03.15.2007
NERC Lauds FERC Approval of Reliability Standards

02.14.2007
NERC Elects Trustees, Appoints Officers

12.28.2006
SERC Reliability Corporation Board Names Gerry W. Cauley the New President and CEO to Succeed William F. Reinke

11.16.2006
NERC Reports Electricity Reliability Adequate This Winter

10.16.2006
NERC Issues First Reliability Assessment as the ERO — Calls for Action

07.20.2006
NERC Approved as the United States Electric Reliability Organization

05.15.2006
NERC Expects Tighter Electricity Supplies This Summer

05.11.2006
NERC Welcomes FERC Staff Preliminary Assessment of Reliability Standards

05.02.2006
NERC Adopts Permanent Cyber Security Standards

04.04.2006
NERC Files ERO Application in the United States and Canada

02.08.2006
NERC Elects Trustees, Expands Canadian Representation on Board

02.08.2006
NERC Adopts 16 Reliability Standards, Appoints Gerry W. Cauley Vice President