The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) mission is to ensure the bulk power system in North America is reliable. To achieve this objective, NERC develops and enforces reliability standards; monitors the bulk power system; assesses and reports on future adequacy; and offers education and certification programs to industry personnel. NERC is a non-profit, self regulatory organization that relies on the diverse and collective expertise of industry participants that form its various committees and sub-committees. It is subject to oversight by governmental authorities in Canada and the United States.
