Electric Reliability
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March 18, 2010 - Item E-7: FERC seeks comment on version one regional reliability standard for resource and demand balancing NOPR  |
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March 18, 2010 - Item E-6: FERC seeks comments time error correction reliability standard NOPR  |
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March 18, 2010 - Items E-2, E-3 & E-10: FERC directs NERC to modify standards development procedures News Release | Chairman's Statement
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March 18, 2010 - Item E-8: FERC proposes to define transmission facilities subject to reliability standards News Release | NOPR |
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March 5, 2010 - FERC approves settlement on FRCC’s role in Florida Blackout News Release | Order |
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January 21, 2010 - Item E-9: FERC seeks comments on the interplay between Reliability Standard IRO-006-4 and the curtailment priorities set forth in the Commission's pro forma open access transmission tariff NOI  |
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| Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) |
Electric Reliability Standards |
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FERC, pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, finalized on February 2, 2006, landmark new rules on the certification of an Electric Reliability Organization and the procedures for the establishment, approval and enforcement of mandatory electric reliability standards.
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Item E-7: FERC seeks comment on version one regional reliability standard for resource and demand balancing, March 18, 2010, NOPR 
Item E-9: FERC issues notice of proposed rulemaking regarding proposing an alternative interpretation of Reliability Standard TPL-002-0, March 18, 2010, NOPR 
Item E-8: FERC proposes to define transmission facilities subject to reliability standards, March 18, 2010, NOPR 
Item E-6: FERC seeks comments time error correction reliability standard, March 18, 2010, NOPR 
Item E-5: FERC issues final rule on Transmission Relay Loadability Reliability Standard Advisory, March 18, 2010, Order No. 733 
Item E-4: FERC addresses violation severity level assignments for critical infrastructure protection reliability standards Decision 
Items E-2, E-3 & E-10: FERC directs NERC to modify standards development procedures, March 18, 2010,
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FERC addresses NERC’S compliance filing and approves implementation plan for nuclear power plant generator owners’ and operators’ compliance with CIP Standards, March 18, 2010, RM06-22-011 
FERC issues Order Approving the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) modified Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination (NUC) Reliability Standard, NUC-001-2, January 21, 2010, RD09-10-000 
FERC issues Order Approving Technical Feasibility Exception Procedures and Ordering Compliance Filing, January 21, 2010, RR10-1-000 
FERC issues Order on Rehearing and Clarification of Modification of Interchange and Transmission Loading Relief Reliability Standards; and Electric Reliability Organization Interpretation of Specific Requirements of Four Reliability Standards, January 21, 2010 Order No. 713-B 
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September 10, 2009- Public Meeting announced on mandatory reliability standards for the Bulk-Power System to present research conducted by the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison sponsored by the Commission, on Topological and Impedance Element Ranking (TIER) of the Bulk-Power System for September 22, 2009 (RM06-16-000) Event Details
June 15, 2007- Technical conference announced on Reliability Standard Compliance and Enforcement in Regions with Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations for September 18, 2007 (AD07-12-000) Event Details
March 2, 2007 - Technical Conference to discuss a rehearing request addressing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) business plan and budget as the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) (RR06-3-001) Event Details | Comments received [eLibrary]
July 6, 2006 - Technical Conference on NERC's April 4, 2006 petition and to address issues raised in the Staff Assessment Event Details
April 18, 2006 – FERC and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to meet jointly on grid reliability News Release | Event Details
February 2, 2006 - Special public meeting scheduled to address Energy Policy Act items News Release | Event Details
November 18, 2005 - Technical conference on Electric Reliability Organization certification and procedures (Docket No. RM05-30-000) Event Details
June 22, 2005 - US-Canada workshop in Toronto on Draft Principles for an International Electric Reliability Organization Event Details
November 3, 2004 - Staff to attend December 8, 2004 workshop on establishing Electricity
Reliability Organization Event Details | Registration 
September 29, 2004 - Technical conference on Reliability Readiness Reviews Event Details | View Conference (You must have Windows Media Player 9 to view this file, download .)
July 15, 2004 - The Commission is planning a
summer 2004 Reliability workshop in Cleveland, Ohio Event Details
May 14, 2004 - US-Canada power system
outage Task Force and FERC co-hosted a technical workshop that
discussed improvement of NA electric reliability standards and
April 2004 report recommendations Event Details | Staff
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December 1, 2003 - FERC held a public conference
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October 27, 2009 - Joseph McClelland to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Testimony | Event Details
July 21, 2009 - Joseph McClelland testified before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology on Securing the Modern Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks Testimony | Event Details
May 7, 2009 - Joseph McClelland testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on cybersecurity and critical electricity infrastructure Testimony | Event Details
September 11, 2008 - Chairman Kelliher testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on Protecting the Electric Grid from Cyber-Security Threats Testimony | Event Details
October 17, 2007 - Office of Reliability Director Joseph McClelland's testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, & Science & Technology on cyber security
Testimony | Event Details
July 12, 2006 - Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources regarding the "Can the U.S. Electric Grid Take Another Hot Summer?" Testimony | Event Details
May 15, 2006 - General Counsel John S. Moot’s testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and electric reliability Testimony | Event Details
June 8, 2005 -
FERC Chairman urges Congress to fix transmission grid News Release | Testimony Summary | Full Testimony | Grid 2030 Report |
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