NERC Reliability Standards Workshop Introduction and Objectives

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NERC Reliability Standards WorkshopIntroduction
and Objectives
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NERC and Regional Reliability Organizations
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Electric Reliability Organization Overview
Canada NEB, Alberta, British Columbia,
Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Quebec, and Saskatchewan
United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Mexico Comision Reguladora de Energia
Reliability Standards
Government Oversight
Compliance Enforcement
Electric Reliability Organization
Regional Entities
Reliability Assessment
Other ERO Members
Bulk Power System Owners, Operators, Users
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Whats New Under ERO?

• Reliability standards are approved by FERC and
  authorities in Canada
• Reliability standards are mandatory and
  enforceable by law
• Financial penalties can be applied, up to 1M per
  violation per day
• Reliability jurisdiction applies to all bulk
  power system owners, operators and users,
  regardless ownership class

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Public Interest in Reliability

• Promotes safety, health, and security
• Promotes economy, growth, and quality of life
• Enables electricity markets

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Reliability Key Success Factors

• Standards
• Unambiguous requirements and measures
• Accountability (who is responsible)
• Compliance
• Promote good performance
• Active monitoring
• Disclosure of compliance results
• Firm actions to resolve violations
• Learn from experience (measure performance)

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Workshop ObjectivesPromote awareness and
understanding of

• Changes introduced by reliability legislation
• Reliability standards process and roles
• Emerging new reliability standards
• Goals and future plans for reliability standards
• Compliance monitoring and enforcement
• Organization registration and certification
• Personnel certification
• Reliability readiness and improvement
• Regional standards and compliance programs
• NAESB business practices