Grid 101 (Technical / Operational Overview)

EPAct 2005 / FPA § 215 (Overview)

• Genesis / History Leading to Federal Reliability Role
• Statutory Provisions / Directives
• “Bulk-Power System” vs. “BES”

NERC (Overview)

• Genesis / History of NERC
• Structure – NERC & Regional Entities
  • Respective Roles
  • Relationship Between
• Registered Entities
  • Who Must Be Registered
  • Process to Challenge Registration

Reliability Standards

NERC Drafting of Standards

• NERC’s Role, Rules & Procedures / Processes
• Standards Drafting Process

FERC Review of Standard

• FERC’s Role
• Standards Approval / Remand Process

Compliance / Enforcement

• NERC
  • Performance Assessments & Events Analyses
  • Compliance Monitoring Process (Audits, Inherent Risk Assessments and Controls, etc.)
  • Enforcement & Penalty Process
  • Practice Pointers
• FERC
  • FERC’s Role in Compliance & Enforcement
  • Enforcement & Penalty Process

Special Topics

• Cyber and Physical Security
• Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMDs)
• Supply Chain Management

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