Law Academy Course 110

Electric Reliability

Course 110

In Course 110, participants will receive an introduction to the regulatory regime governing electric reliability in the United States.

Energy Law Academy Certificate of Achievement: Three Electives from Course 106, 107, 108, 109, or 110 are a requirement to obtain the Energy Law Academy Certificate of Achievement.

Content

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
1. Respective Roles
2. Relationship Between
Registered Entities
1. Who Must Be Registered
2. 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
1. Performance Assessments & Events Analyses
2. Compliance Monitoring Process (Audits, Inherent Risk Assessments and Controls, etc.)
3. Enforcement & Penalty Process
4. Practice Pointers
FERC
1. FERC’s Role in Compliance & Enforcement
2. Enforcement & Penalty Process

Special Topics

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

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