 The six Regional Entities (2021) | |
| Abbreviation | NERC |
|---|---|
| Formation | March 28, 2006 |
| Founded at | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Type | Nonprofit corporation |
| 20-4821888 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(6) |
| Purpose | To ensure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America, including the continental United States and Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°50′51″N 84°22′00″W / 33.847404°N 84.366719°W |
Region | Contiguous United States, Canada and a portion of Baja California in Mexico |
Membership (2015) | 1,900+[1] |
President & CEO | Jim Robb |
| Mark Lauby | |
Sr. VP, CFO, & Treasurer | (Vacant) |
Sr. VP & CSO | Bill Lawrence |
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Budget (2015) |  $66.6 million[2] |
Staff (2015) | 198[3] |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | North American Electric Reliability Council |
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia, and formed on March 28, 2006, as the successor to the North American Electric Reliability Council (also known as NERC). The original NERC was formed on June 1, 1968, by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power transmission in the electric utility systems of North America. NERC's mission states that it "is to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability and security of the grid".[4]
NERC oversees six regional reliability entities and encompasses all of the interconnected power systems of Canada and the contiguous United States, as well as a portion of the Mexican state of Baja California.
NERC's major responsibilities include working with all stakeholders to develop standards for power system operation, monitoring and enforcing compliance with those standards, assessing resource adequacy, and providing educational and training resources as part of an accreditation program to ensure power system operators remain qualified and proficient. NERC also investigates and analyzes the causes of significant power system disturbances in order to help prevent future events.
NERC's standards for generating resources require that sufficient generating capacity be provided such that customers will need to be disconnected less often than once every ten years.[5] These standards are mandatory for only some of the regional entities.[5]
- ^ "NERC Membership List". North American Electric Reliability Corporation. 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "2015 NERC Budget" (PDF). NERC. 13 August 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "NERC Staff" (PDF). NERC Roster. North American Electric Reliability Corporation. 9 October 2015. pp. 44–65. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "NERC". Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Loehr, George C. (August 16, 2021). "Federal Standards Should Also Apply to PNM Merger". Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico). p. A9.