Video: FERC Commissioner Mark Spitzer at Recent Lecture
Mark Spitzer gave a lecture in March, 2011 to CSIS relating to his experience at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
NERC Board of Trustees Approves Rules of Procedure Changes
The North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) had its quarterly Board of Trustees meeting on May 11 in Arlington, Va. Gerry Cauley, president and CEO of NERC, welcomed Commissioners John Norris and Cheryl LaFleur of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the NERC Board of Trustees and industry stakeholders.
FERC, NERC Combining Southwest Outage Inquiry Efforts
FERC and NERC have been sharing information but conducting separate inquiries into the matter. FERC and NERC staffs will issue a joint report on findings and recommendations and present them to the Commission and to the NERC Board of Trustees.
What’s Happening with NERC Reliability Standards?
Currents Newsletter, Michigan Municipal Electric Association Daniel E. Cooper, P.E. 4.1.11 Reliability has always been an issue for electric utilities. Municipal utilities, with their local connections and close relationships with their customers, have generally prided themselves on their reliable operations. So the new reliability standards shouldn’t be a big deal,…