NERC

Utilities today face many challenges related to continuously evolving NERC compliance obligations across all categories including Protection and Control (PRC), Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Transmission Planning (TPL), Modeling, Data, and Analysis (MOD), and Facilities Design, Connection, and Maintenance (FAC).

NERC Registered Transmission Operators (TOP) and Generator Operators (GOP) need support in Communications (COM), Emergency Preparedness and Operations (EOP), Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination (IRO), Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications (PER), Transmission Operations (TOP), and Voltage and Reactive (VAR) standard categories.

These rapidly changing regulations require careful monitoring to effectively manage compliance risk. TRC’s subject matter experts help you stay current with and understand the many interrelated NERC requirements across numerous standards families.

Technical Evaluation

Our utility engineers and technical staff provide NERC compliance solutions that address power system studies, BES facility ratings, protective relay settings, substation maintenance, mandatory BES equipment testing, as well as NERC CIP physical and cyber security requirements. We work with you, both onsite and virtually, to analyze the state of your NERC compliance program by:

• Performing a GAP analysis to help you prepare for a compliance audit;
• Identifying compliance areas of concern; recommending process improvements;
• Providing technical QA/QC document reviews to all documentation with NERC compliance implication; and
• Reviewing your internal controls and risk management models.

Training and Ongoing Support

We train your staff on compliance spreadsheets, explain delivered documents and provide output clarification. We create, help support and recommend improvements to your compliance management program with the expectation that a well-designed compliance structure works to ensure reliability.