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NPCC Fall 2023 Hybrid (in-person and webinar) Compliance and Reliability Conference

NPCC Fall 2023 Hybrid (in-person and webinar) Compliance and Reliability Conference

September 11, 2023

Video Highlights 20 Years of Reliability Progress Following 2003 Northeast Blackout

Video Highlights 20 Years of Reliability Progress Following 2003 Northeast Blackout

August 08, 2023

NPCC Distributed Energy Resources/ Variable Energy Resources Forum (DER/VER) August 10, 2023

NPCC Distributed Energy Resources/ Variable Energy Resources Forum (DER/VER) August 10, 2023

July 31, 2023

GridSecCon 2023 Early Bird Pricing Closes July 31

GridSecCon 2023 Early Bird Pricing Closes July 31

July 27, 2023

GridSecCon 2023 Registration is Open

GridSecCon 2023 Registration is Open

June 12, 2023

NERC Issues Section 1600 Data Request for Internal Network Security Monitoring

NERC Issues Section 1600 Data Request for Internal Network Security Monitoring

May 25, 2023

NPCC 2023 Spring Compliance and Reliability Webinar

NPCC 2023 Spring Compliance and Reliability Webinar

May 15, 2023

NPCC Distributed Energy Resources/Variable Energy Resources Forum (DER/VER) May 25, 2023

NPCC Distributed Energy Resources/Variable Energy Resources Forum (DER/VER) May 25, 2023

May 10, 2023

NPCC 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment Media Release

NPCC 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment Media Release

May 03, 2023

NPCC Summer 2023 Reliability Assessment Overview

NPCC Summer 2023 Reliability Assessment Overview

May 03, 2023

NPCC Distributed Energy Resources/ Variable Energy Resources Forum (DER/VER) April 27, 2023

NPCC Distributed Energy Resources/ Variable Energy Resources Forum (DER/VER) April 27, 2023

April 10, 2023

CIP ERT Overview and Lessons Learned

CIP ERT Overview and Lessons Learned

March 08, 2023

GridSecCon 2023 Call for Abstracts – Deadline March 31

GridSecCon 2023 Call for Abstracts – Deadline March 31

March 01, 2023

NPCC New Board Members Announcement

NPCC New Board Members Announcement

February 15, 2023

January Align Entity Newsletter Available

January Align Entity Newsletter Available

January 27, 2023

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NPCC  Dedicated to the continued reliability of the bulk power system in Northeastern North America

Program Areas

NPCC activities are organized into Program Areas. The Regional Entity Division includes Program Areas for Standards, Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis (RAPA), Compliance, and Situational Awareness and Infrastructure Security (SAIS). The Criteria Services Division focuses on NPCC Regional Criteria.


Standards & Criteria

Standards & Criteria

NPCC creates Regional Standards to enhance the reliability of the international, interconnected bulk power system in Northeastern North America. NPCC also creates Regionally specific reliability criteria that are necessary to implement, to augment, or to comply with NERC Reliability Standards, but which are not Reliability Standards.

Compliance

Compliance

The mission of NPCC is to comprehensively monitor and enforce compliance with NERC and NPCC Regional Reliability Standards among all users, owners, and operators of the Bulk Electric System in the NPCC Region.

RAPA

Reliability Assessment & Performance Analysis (RAPA)

NPCC, through its top technical committee, the Reliability Coordinating Committee, integrates the deliverables of its Task Force’s and Working Group’s Reliability Assessment and Performance Analysis (RAPA) activities.

SAIS

Situation Awareness & Infrastructure Security (SAIS)

The Situation Awareness and Infrastructure Security Program is the combination of near real-time awareness of conditions on the bulk power system with the programs necessary to increase the physical and cyber security of the electricity infrastructure.

Committees & Groups

NPCC, through its Bylaws, fulfills its reliability mission through committees, subcommittees, task forces and other groups as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate, including a Regional Standards Committee (RSC), a Compliance Committee (CC), a Reliability Coordinating Committee (NPCC’s principal technical committee), a Public Information Committee.


Regional Standards Committee

Regional Standards Committee

The NPCC Regional Standards Committee (RSC) is charged with management and maintenance of the NPCC Regional Standard Processes Manual under a sector based voting structure as described in the NPCC Bylaws.

DER Forum

DER Forum

Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is electrical generation and energy storage performed by a variety of small distribution system connected devices.

Reliability Coordinating Committee

Reliability Coordinating Committee

The purpose of the Reliability Coordinating Committee (RCC) is to promote the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliability, resilience, and security of the international Bulk Power System in Northeastern North America.

Government / Regulatory Affairs Advisory Group

Government / Regulatory Affairs Advisory Group

To share actionable information among NPCC, NERC (ERO) and other related governmental/regulatory agencies related to regional energy and reliability matters.

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GridSecCon 2023 Registration is Open

June 12, 2023

NERC Issues Section 1600 Data Request for Internal Network Security Monitoring

May 25, 2023

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