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02.04.2010
Comment Period Open for Project 2006-04 (February 4-March 8, 2010)

01.29.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-31 (January 29-March 1, 2010)

01.27.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-32 (January 27-February 26, 2010)

01.27.2010
Comment Period Open for Standards Process Manual (January 27-March 12, 2010)

01.26.2010
Initial Ballot Results for Project 2009-06

01.22.2010
Comment Period Open for Project 2010-08 (January 22-February 22, 2010)

01.21.2010
NERC Posts December 2009 Compliance Violation Statistics

01.21.2010
Initial Ballot Results for Project 2009-26

01.20.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2006-02 (January 20-February 19, 2010)

01.20.2010
Comment and Drafting Team Nomination Periods Open for Project 2008-02

01.19.2010
Comment Period Open for Project 2009-02 (January 19-February 18, 2010)

01.19.2010
Initial Ballot Results for Project 2009-25

01.19.2010
Initial Ballot Results for Project 2009-24

01.18.2010
NERC WELCOMES GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

01.18.2010
Comment Period Open for Project 2007-09 (January 18-February 18, 2010)

01.15.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-19 (January 15-February 15, 2010)

01.15.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-30 (January 15-February 15, 2010)

01.12.2010
Initial Ballot Window Open for Project 2009-06 (January 12-22, 2010)

01.11.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-27 (January 11-February 10, 2010)

01.11.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-28 (January 11-February 10, 2010)

01.11.2010
NERC & THE NRC SIGN AGREEMENT REGARDING OVERSIGHT OF CYBER SECURITY AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

01.11.2010
Pre-ballot Review and Ballot Window Open Project 2009-29 (January 11-February 11, 2010)

01.07.2010
Comment Period Extension for Project 2006-06

01.04.2010
Comment Period Open for Project 2006-06 (January 4-February 3, 2010)

12.29.2009
Informal Comment Request Open for Project 2008-06 (December 29-February 12, 2010)

12.22.2009
NERC Board of Trustees Nominating Committee Nominates Four Trustees

12.22.2009
NERC News (monthly newsletter)

12.21.2009
No Vegetation-Related Transmission Outages in Peak Growth Season

12.15.2009
Crowe Horwath Evaluates NERC Compliance Process

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

11.05.2009
Executive Remarks: A New Reality

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

10.27.2009
NERC Testifies at House Subcommittee Hearing on Cyber Security

10.26.2009
Workshop on Delegation Agreements

10.08.2009
NERC, FERC, FPL Reach Agreement on Reliability Enhancements

09.18.2009
Executing on the Three-Year Performance Assessment

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

08.27.2009
NERC Requests Candidates for Board of Trustees

08.24.2009
Executive Brief: Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Storm Events

08.05.2009
Executive Search for Next NERC CEO

08.05.2009
Executive Remarks: Reliability at the Ground Level

08.05.2009
2010 Business Plan & Budget Approved

07.21.2009
NERC CSO Testifies at House Subcommittee Hearing on Cyber Security

07.20.2009
Three-Year Performance Assessment

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

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

05.29.2009
Voluntary Survey on Transmission Relay Loadability

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

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

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

04.29.2009   •ALERT•
ADVISORY: CIP: A/H1N1 Influenza Outbreak

04.27.2009
Three-Year Performance Assessment Posted for Industry Comment

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

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

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

04.08.2009
NERC: Cyber Security an Area of Concern for Electric Grid

04.07.2009
NERC CSO: Critical Cyber Asset Identification Under Review

04.02.2009
NBSO Joins with Regulatory Authorities to Enhance Electric Grid Reliability

03.31.2009
2008 NERC Benchmarks & Metrics

03.16.2009
Rules of Procedure - Request for Comments

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

01.22.2009
Nomination Period Open for SC Subcommittees (January 22-February 5, 2010)

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


Press Releases
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