Certification

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. NPCC's Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program will be conducted with integrity, consistency, confidentiality, independence, and impartiality. The degree of CMEP activity in the Canadian Provinces is governed by the regulatory structure in each province and/or agreements with the relevant provincial authority. Additional information is available on the Canadian Compliance tab.

NPCC conducts certifications to ensure entities applying to perform the Balancing Authority (BA), Transmission Operator (TOP) and/or Reliability Coordinator (RC) functions have the processes, procedures, tools and training to perform those functions. The certification process is governed by Section 500 of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Rules of Procedure (ROP).

NPCC conducts certification reviews to provide reasonable assurance an already certified and operational Registered Entity will continue to support reliable operations of the BPS after initiating a material change. Certification reviews, governed by Section 500, including Appendix 5A (Section V), are performed for already certified BAs, TOPs and RCs who make changes that include:

• Changes to registered entity’s footprint (including de-certification changes to existing Joint Registration Organization (JRO)/Coordinated Functional Registration (CFR) assignments or sub-set list of requirements)
• Relocation of a Control Center
• Modification of the Energy Management System (EMS) that is expected to materially affect CIP security perimeters or the System Operator’s: 1) situational awareness tools, 2) functionality, or 3) machine interfaces

For questions regarding the certification process, and for instructions on submitting the NPCC Certification Notification & Preliminary Questionnaire, please Contact Us and select "Certification" as the reason.