ReliabilityFirst Corporation

This week ERO Enterprise staff participated in physical security training hosted at the RF offices here in Cleveland. They also had the opportunity to apply their knowledge outside the classroom with a field trip to view the security perimeter at a nearby substation. Thank you to SERC Reliability Corporation’s Travis Moran and Patrick Stier, CISM, CPP, PSP, PCI, CTI for leading this informative training to help staff from North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), ReliabilityFirst Corporation, Midwest Reliability Organization, Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc. (NPCC), Texas Reliability Entity, Inc. and WECC protect the electric grid from our adversaries.   #forwardtogether #security #electricgrid

NERC has published the second in a series of three documents that will be merged into the final Interregional Transfer Capability Study (ITCS), which is being produced in response to the congressional directive in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The study will be filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by December 2, 2024, and will be followed by a FERC public comment period. A fourth document, a study of transfer capabilities from the United States to Canada and between Canadian provinces will be published in the first quarter of 2025. The Transfer Capability Analysis (Part 1) provides current total transfer capability analysis between pairs of neighboring Transmission Planning Regions in North America. The analysis focuses on 2024 Summer and 2024/25 Winter conditions and will provide critical input to Part 2 of the ITCS, which will recommend technically prudent additions to transfer capability between neighboring areas. As NERC’s primary focus is reliability, the ITCS is focused on potential energy deficits under extreme conditions and technically prudent additions to transfer capability that strengthen reliability. https://ow.ly/535V50T7U5q

On the next edition of Tech Talk, we'll hear an update on RF's event analysis activities from Dwayne Fewless and an overview of RF's Risk Assessment Guideline document from Shawn Barrett. Tune in on Monday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. Eastern! https://lnkd.in/gt3daMHP

ReliabilityFirst had the pleasure of meeting with the Michigan Public Service Commission today to discuss reliability challenges and technical considerations facing the Midwest. If your state commission, legislators, or governor's office have any questions about the reliability, security and resilience of the grid, please reach out! https://lnkd.in/gNuR5s-6 #ForwardTogether #electricity #reliability

Do you have a best friend at work? These types of relationships can offer a lot of value to making the work day more enjoyable. #ICYMI Sam Queeno, CPP® discusses his passion for this topic, including his weekly video series, Best Friend Friday, and his new book on the latest episode of Tech Talk with RF: https://lnkd.in/gFwcKJT8 #ForwardTogether

This week on Tech Talk, RF Vice President and General Counsel Niki Schaefer shared the incredible story of how she suffered a stroke at age 38 and how that forever changed how she approaches both her work and her life outside it. Niki explains what happened and the lessons she learned on her road to recovery that helped her find health and happiness post-stroke. https://lnkd.in/gmQEANu9 #ForwardTogether #MentalHealth

Performance drift, i.e. physical security issues as markers of performance drift and apathy, is one of the four themes the ERO Enterprise identified in the 2024 CIP Themes and Lessons Learned Report. Read more in the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gP3A-a8h #ForwardTogether #PhysicalSecurity #CriticalInfrastructureProtection

You won't want to miss Monday's “un-Tech Talk,” where we'll be discussing the human performance side of electric grid reliability with Niki Schaefer and Sam Queeno, CPP®! Join us at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 19! https://lnkd.in/eG7Wh3Kb #ForwardTogether #TechTalkwithRF #HumanPerformance

RF would like to thank all the speakers and attendees who participated in our 10th Annual Protection System Workshop and the 7th Annual Human Performance (HP) Workshop last week. The Protection System Workshop had more than 240 participants and the Human Performance workshop had close to 200 participants online. We hope everyone enjoyed the material that was shared and took away a few new tidbits to help with their everyday work! Presentation materials from the events are now available on our website in the Resource Center. We are looking forward to seeing everyone again next August! https://lnkd.in/g8iA2fGe #ForwardTogether

On this day 21 years ago, North America experienced the largest blackout in its history, a pivotal day in our industry. Recent power outages here in Northeast Ohio are a reminder that we must stay vigilant regarding all reliability risks. We must continue to work with industry and policymakers to plan, build, operate, and maintain an electric grid that is reliable, resilient, and secure. We commemorated the 20-year anniversary of this event with The Grid, which we produced alongside North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc. (NPCC) last year. You can watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/gefhEjFQ #ForwardTogether #Electricity #Reliability