To assist our clients and other members of the electric industry in complying with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards and avoiding reliability-related penalties, White & Case has created a NERC Database that contains summaries of NERC Notices of Penalty (NOP), Administrative Citation of Penalties (ACP) and Find, Fix and Track (FFT) Reports.
The White & Case NERC Database facilitates compliance by streamlining the enforcement actions taken by NERC and the eight regional entities in an easy-to-use format. Our comprehensive summaries, which are organized by NERC reliability standard, focus on the specific facts that were identified by NERC as important to resolving the violation. In addition, each summary is linked to the applicable publicly available NOP, ACP or FFT filed by NERC and the related FERC order.
White & Case's energy lawyers have been actively counseling clients on reliability issues since NERC was certified in 2006 by FERC as the Electric Reliability Organization in the United States, pursuant to Section 215 of the Federal Power Act. We have advised owners, operators and users of the bulk power system, as well as upstream owners of project companies, on NERC registration requirements, audits, self-reports, methods for complying with certain reliability standards, developing compliance protocols and procedures, assessing and mitigating reliability related risk when purchasing and selling jurisdictional assets and negotiations with NERC and regional entities.
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Summaries of NERC Notices of Penalty (NOP), Administrative Citation of Penalties (ACP) and Find, Fix and Track (FFT) Reports
- (BAL) Resource and Demand Balancing
- (CIP) Critical Infrastructure Protection
- (COM) Communications
- (EOP) Emergency Preparedness and Operations
- (FAC) Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance
- (INT) Interchange Scheduling and Coordination
- (IRO) Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination
- (MOD) Modeling, Data, and Analysis
- (NUC) Nuclear
- (PER) Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications
- (PRC) Protection and Control
- (TOP) Transmission Operations
- (TPL) Transmission Planning
- (VAR) Voltage and Reactive
(BAL) Resource and Demand Balancing summaries
- BAL-001-0 Real Power Balancing Control Performance
- BAL-001-0.1a Real Power Balancing Control Performance
- BAL-001-2 Real Power Balancing Control Performance
- BAL-001-TRE-1 Primary Frequency Response in the ERCOT Region
- BAL-002-0 Disturbance Control Performance
- BAL-002-3 Disturbance Control Standard – Contingency Reserve for Recovery from a Balancing Contingency Event
- BAL-002-WECC-2a Contingency Reserve
- BAL-003-0 Frequency Response and Bias
- BAL-003-0a Frequency Response and Bias
- BAL-003-0.1b Frequency Response and Bias
- BAL-003-1.1 Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting
- BAL-003-2 Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting
- BAL-004-0 Time Error Correction
- BAL-004-WECC-1 Automatic Time Error Correction (WECC)
- BAL-004-WECC-3 Automatic Time Error Correction
- BAL-005-0 Automatic Generation Control
- BAL-005-0b Automatic Generation Control
- BAL-005-0.1b Automatic Generation Control
- BAL-005-0.2b Automatic Generation Control
- BAL-005-1 Balancing Authority Control
- BAL-006-1 Inadvertent Interchange
- BAL-006-1.1 Inadvertent Interchange
- BAL-006-2 Inadvertent Interchange
- BAL-502-RF-03 Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation
- BAL-STD-002-0 Operating Reserves (WECC)
(CIP) Critical Infrastructure Protection summaries
Due to the confidential nature of the CIP-002 through CIP-009 violations, as of July 6, 2010, NERC no longer identifies the name of the Registered Entity.
- CIP-001-1 Sabotage Reporting
- CIP-001-1a Sabotage Reporting
- CIP-002-1 Cyber Security—Critical Cyber Asset Identification
- CIP-002-2 Cyber Security—Critical Cyber Asset Identification
- CIP-002-3 Cyber Security—Critical Cyber Asset Identification
- CIP-002-3a Cyber Security—Critical Cyber Asset Identification
- CIP-002-5.1 Cyber Security—BES Cyber System Categorization
- CIP-002-5.1a Cyber Security—BES Cyber System Categorization
- CIP-003-1 Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
- CIP-003-2 Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
- CIP-003-3 Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
- CIP-003-6 Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
- CIP-003-7 Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
- CIP-003-8 Cyber Security—Security Management Controls
- CIP-004-1 Cyber Security—Personnel and Training
- CIP-004-2 Cyber Security—Personnel and Training
- CIP-004-3 Cyber Security—Personnel and Training
- CIP-004-3a Cyber Security—Personnel and Training
- CIP-004-6 Cyber Security—Personnel & Training
- CIP-005-1 Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-005-2 Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-005-2a Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-005-3 Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-005-3a Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-005-5 Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-005-6 Cyber Security—Electronic Security Perimeter(s)
- CIP-006-1 Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-2 Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-2a Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-2c Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-3 Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-3a Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-3c Cyber Security—Physical Security of Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-006-6 Cyber Security—Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems
- CIP-007-1 Cyber Security—Systems Security Management
- CIP-007-2 Cyber Security—Systems Security Management
- CIP-007-2a Cyber Security—Systems Security Management
- CIP-007-3 Cyber Security—Systems Security Management
- CIP-007-3a Cyber Security—Systems Security Management
- CIP-007-6 Cyber Security—Systems Security Management
- CIP-008-1 Cyber Security—Incident Reporting and Response Planning
- CIP-008-2 Cyber Security—Incident Reporting and Response Planning
- CIP-008-3 Cyber Security—Incident Reporting and Response Planning
- CIP-008-5 Cyber Security—Incident Reporting and Response Planning
- CIP-008-6 Cyber Security—Incident Reporting and Response Planning
- CIP-009-1 Cyber Security—Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-009-2 Cyber Security—Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-009-3 Cyber Security—Recovery Plans for Critical Cyber Assets
- CIP-009-6 Cyber Security—Recovery Plans for BES Cyber Systems
- CIP-010-2 Cyber Security—Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments
- CIP-010-3 Cyber Security—Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments
- CIP-011-2 Cyber Security—Information Protection
- CIP-012-1 Cyber Security—Communications between Control Centers
- CIP-013-1 Cyber Security—Supply Chain Risk Management
- CIP-014-2 Cyber Security—Physical Security
(COM) Communications summaries
- COM-001-1 Telecommunications
- COM-001-1.1 Telecommunications
- COM-001-3 Communications
- COM-002-2 Communications and Coordination
- COM-002-4 Operating Personnel Communications Protocols
(EOP) Emergency Preparedness and Operations summaries
- EOP-001-0 Emergency Operations Planning
- EOP-001-0b Emergency Operations Planning
- EOP-001-1 Emergency Operations Planning
- EOP-002-0 Capacity and Energy Emergencies
- EOP-002-2 Capacity and Energy Emergencies
- EOP-002-2.1 Capacity and Energy Emergencies
- EOP-003-1 Load Shedding Plans
- EOP-004-1 Disturbance Reporting
- EOP-004-4 Event Reporting
- EOP-005-1 System Restoration Plans
- EOP-005-2 System Restoration from Blackstart Resources
- EOP-005-3 System Restoration from Blackstart Resources
- EOP-006-1 Reliability Coordination—System Restoration
- EOP-006-2 System Restoration Coordination
- EOP-006-3 Reliability Coordination—System Restoration
- EOP-008-0 Plans for Loss of Control Center Functionality
- EOP-008-1 Loss of Control Center Functionality
- EOP-008-2 Loss of Control Center Functionality
- EOP-009-0 Documentation of Blackstart Generating Unit Test Results
- EOP-010-1 Geomagnetic Disturbance Operations
- EOP-011-1 Emergency Operations
(FAC) Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance summaries
- FAC-001-0 Facility Connection Requirements
- FAC-001-1 Facility Connection Requirements
- FAC-001-3 Facility Connection Requirements
- FAC-002-0 Coordination of Plans for New Generation, Transmission, and End-User Facilities
- FAC-002-2 Facility Interconnection Studies
- FAC-003-1 Transmission Vegetation Management Program
- FAC-003-4 Transmission Vegetation Management
- FAC-008-1 Facility Ratings Methodology
- FAC-008-3 Facility Ratings
- FAC-008-4 Facility Ratings
- FAC-009-1 Establish and Communicate Facility Ratings
- FAC-010-1 System Operating Limits Methodology for the Planning Horizon
- FAC-010-3 System Operating Limits Methodology for the Planning Horizon
- FAC-011-1 System Operating Limits Methodology for the Operations Horizon
- FAC-011-3 System Operating Limits Methodology for the Operations Horizon
- FAC-013-1 Establish and Communicate Transfer Capabilities
- FAC-013-2 Assessment of Transfer Capability for the Near-Term Transmission Planning Horizon
- FAC-014-1 Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits
- FAC-014-2 Establish and Communicate System Operating Limits
- FAC-501-WECC-1 Transmission Maintenance
- FAC-501-WECC-2 Transmission Maintenance
(INT) Interchange Scheduling and Coordination summaries
- INT-001-2 Interchange Information
- INT-001-3 Interchange Information
- INT-003-2 Interchange Transaction Implementation
- INT-004-1 Dynamic Interchange Transaction Modifications
- INT-004-2 Dynamic Interchange Transaction Modifications
- INT-004-3.1 Dynamic Transfers
- INT-006-1 Response to Interchange Authority
- INT-006-2 Response to Interchange Authority
- INT-006-3 Response to Interchange Authority
- INT-006-4 Evaluation of Interchange Transactions
- INT-006-5 Evaluation of Interchange Transactions
- INT-009-1 Implementation of Interchange
- INT-009-2.1 Implementation of Interchange
- INT-009-3 Implementation of Interchange
- INT-010-2.1 Interchange Initiation and Modification for Reliability
(IRO) Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination summaries
- IRO-001-1 Reliability Coordination—Responsibilities and Authorities
- IRO-001-1.1 Reliability Coordination—Responsibilities and Authorities
- IRO-001-4 Reliability Coordination—Responsibilities
- IRO-002-1 Reliability Coordination—Facilities
- IRO-002-2 Reliability Coordination—Facilities
- IRO-002-6 Reliability Coordination—Monitoring and Analysis
- IRO-002-7 Reliability Coordination—Monitoring and Analysis
- IRO-003-2 Reliability Coordination—Wide-Area View
- IRO-004-1 Reliability Coordination—Operations Planning
- IRO-005-1 Reliability Coordination—Current Day Operations
- IRO-005-2 Reliability Coordination—Current Day Operations
- IRO-005-3a Reliability Coordination—Current Day Operations
- IRO-005-3.1a Reliability Coordination—Current Day Operations
- IRO-006-5 Reliability Coordination—Transmission Loading Relief (TLR)
- IRO-006-EAST-2 Transmission Loading Relief Procedure for the Eastern Interconnection
- IRO-006-WECC-2 Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF) Relief
- IRO-006-WECC-3 Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF) Relief
- IRO-008-1 Reliability Coordinator Operational Analyses and Real-time Assessments
- IRO-008-2 Reliability Coordinator Operational Analyses and Real-time Assessments
- IRO-009-1 Reliability Coordinator Actions to Operate Within IROLs
- IRO-009-2 Reliability Coordinator Actions to Operate Within IROLs
- IRO-010-1a Reliability Coordinator Data Specification and Collection
- IRO-010-2 Reliability Coordinator Data Specification and Collection
- IRO-014-3 Coordination Among Reliability Coordinators
- IRO-017-1 Outage Coordination
- IRO-018-1(i) Reliability Coordinator Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities
- IRO-STD-006-0 Qualified Path Unscheduled Flow Relief (WECC)
(MOD) Modeling, Data, and Analysis summaries
- MOD-001-1a Available Transmission System Capability
- MOD-004-1 Capacity Benefit Margin
- MOD-006-0 Procedures for the Use of Capacity Benefit Margin Values
- MOD-006-0.1 Procedures for the Use of Capacity Benefit Margin Values
- MOD-008-1 Transmission Reliability Margin Calculation Methodology
- MOD-010-0 Steady-State Data for Modeling and Simulation of the Interconnected Transmission System
- MOD-012-0 Dynamics Data for Modeling and Simulation of the Interconnected Transmission System
- MOD-017-0 Aggregated Actual and Forecast Demands and Net Energy for Load
- MOD-018-0 Treatment of Nonmember Demand Data and How Uncertainties are Addressed in the Forecasts of Demand and Net Energy for Load
- MOD-019-0 Forecasts of Interruptible Demands and DCLM Data Management
- MOD-019-0.1 Reporting of Interruptible Demands and Direct Control Load Management
- MOD-020-0 Providing Interruptible Demands and Direct Control Load Management Data to System Operators and Reliability Coordinators
- MOD-021-0.1 Documentation of the Accounting Methodology for the Effects of Controllable DSM in Demand and Energy Forecasts
- MOD-025-2 Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Real and Reactive Power Capability and Synchronous Condenser Reactive Power Capability
- MOD-026-1 Verification of Models and Data for Generator Excitation Control System or Plant Volt/Var Control Functions
- MOD-027-1 Verification of Models and Data for Turbine/Governor and Load Control or Active Power/Frequency Control Functions
- MOD-028-2 Area Interchange Methodology
- MOD-029-1a Rated System Path Methodology
- MOD-029-2a Rated System Path Methodology
- MOD-030-2 Flowgate Methodology
- MOD-030-3 Flowgate Methodology
- MOD-031-2 Demand and Energy Data
- MOD-032-1 Data for Power System Modeling and Analysis
- MOD-033-1 Steady-State and Dynamic System Model Validation
(NUC) Nuclear summaries
(PER) Personnel Performance, Training, and Qualifications summaries
- PER-001-0 Operating Personnel Responsibility and Authority
- PER-002-0 Operating Personnel Training
- PER-002-1
- PER-002-2
- PER-003-0 Operating Personnel Credentials
- PER-003-1 Operating Personnel Credentials
- PER-003-2 Operating Personnel Credentials
- PER-004-1 Reliability Coordination—Staffing
- PER-004-2 Reliability Coordination—Staffing
- PER-005-1 System Personnel Training
- PER-005-2 Operations Personnel Training
- PER-006-1 Specific Training for Personnel
(PRC) Protection and Control summaries
- PRC-001-1 System Protection Coordination
- PRC-001-1.1(ii) System Protection Coordination
- PRC-002-2 Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements
- PRC-004-1 Analysis and Mitigation of Transmission and Generation Protection System Misoperations
- PRC-004-2a Analysis and Mitigation of Transmission and Generation Protection System Misoperations
- PRC-004-2.1a Analysis and Mitigation of Transmission and Generation Protection System Misoperations
- PRC-004-5(i) Protection System Misoperation Identification and Correction
- PRC-004-6 Protection System Misoperation Identification and Correction
- PRC-004-WECC-1 Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation
- PRC-004-WECC-2 Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation
- PRC-005-1 Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-005-1a Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-005-1b Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-005-1.1b Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-005-6 Protection System, Automatic Reclosing, and Sudden Pressure Relaying Maintenance
- PRC-006-1 Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
- PRC-006-3 Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
- PRC-006-NPCC-1 Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
- PRC-006-NPCC-2 Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
- PRC-006-SERC-02 Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding Requirements
- PRC-007-0 Assuring Consistency of Entity Underfrequency Load Shedding Programs
- PRC-008-0 Implementation and Documentation of Underfrequency Load Shedding Equipment Maintenance Program
- PRC-009-0 Analysis and Documentation of Underfrequency Load Shedding Performance Following an Underfrequency Event
- PRC-010-0 Technical Assessment of the Design and Effectiveness of Undervoltage Load Shedding Program
- PRC-010-2 Undervoltage Load Shedding
- PRC-011-0 Undervoltage Load Shedding System Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-012-2 Remedial Action Schemes
- PRC-013-1 Remedial Action Scheme Database
- PRC-014-1 Remedial Action Scheme Assessment
- PRC-015-0 Special Protection System Data and Documentation
- PRC-015-1 Remedial Action Scheme Data and Documentation
- PRC-016-0 Special Protection System Misoperations
- PRC-016-1 Remedial Action Scheme Misoperations
- PRC-017-0 Special Protection System Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-017-1 Remedial Action Scheme Maintenance and Testing
- PRC-018-1 Disturbance Monitoring Equipment Installation and Data Reporting
- PRC-019-2 Coordination of Generating Unit or Plant Capabilities, Voltage Regulating Controls, and Protection
- PRC-021-1 Under-Voltage Load Shedding Program Data
- PRC-023-1 Transmission Relay Loadability
- PRC-023-4 Transmission Relay Loadability
- PRC-024-2 Generator Frequency and Voltage Protective Relay Settings
- PRC-025-2 Generator Relay Loadability
- PRC-026-1 Relay Performance During Stable Power Swings
- PRC-027-1 Coordination of Protection Systems for Performance During Faults
- PRC-STD-001-1 Certification of Protective Relay Applications and Settings (WECC)
- PRC-STD-003-1 Protective Relay and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation (WECC)
- PRC-STD-005-1 Transmission Maintenance (WECC)
(TOP) Transmission Operations summaries
- TOP-001-1 Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities
- TOP-001-1a Reliability Responsibilities and Authorities
- TOP-001-4 Transmission Operations
- TOP-001-5 Transmission Operations
- TOP-002-2 Normal Operations Planning
- TOP-002-2a Normal Operations Planning
- TOP-002-2b Normal Operations Planning
- TOP-002-2.1bNormal Operations Planning
- TOP-002-4 Operations Planning
- TOP-003-0 Planned Outage Coordination
- TOP-003-3 Operational Reliability Data
- TOP-004-1 Transmission Operations
- TOP-004-2 Transmission Operations
- TOP-005-1 Operational Reliability Information
- TOP-005-1.1a Operational Reliability Information
- TOP-005-2a Operational Reliability Information
- TOP-006-1 Monitoring System Conditions
- TOP-006-2 Monitoring System Conditions
- TOP-007-0 Reporting System Operating Limit (SOL) and Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (IROL) Violations
- TOP-007-WECC-1 System Operating Limits (WECC)
- TOP-008-1 Response to Transmission Limit Violations
- TOP-010-1(i) Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities
- TOP-STD-007-0 Operating Transfer Capability (WECC)
(TPL) Transmission Planning summaries
- TPL-001-0 System Performance Under Normal (No Contingency) Conditions (Category A)
- TPL-001-0.1 System Performance Under Normal (No Contingency) Conditions (Category A)
- TPL-001-4 Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements
- TPL-001-5 Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements
- TPL-002-0 System Performance Following Loss of a Single Bulk Electric System Element (Category B)
- TPL-003-0 System Performance Following Loss of Two or More Bulk Electric System Elements (Category C)
- TPL-004-0 System Performance Following Extreme Events Resulting in the Loss of Two or More Bulk Electric System Elements (Category D)
- TPL-007-1 Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic
- TPL-007-2 Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic
- TPL-007-3 Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic
(VAR) Voltage and Reactive summaries
- VAR-001-1 Voltage and Reactive Control
- VAR-001-5 Voltage and Reactive Control
- VAR-001-6 Voltage and Reactive Control
- VAR-002-1 Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-002-1a Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-002-1.1a Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-002-1.1b Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-002-2b Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-002-3 Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-002-4.1 Generator Operation for Maintaining Network Voltage Schedules
- VAR-501-WECC-1 Power System Stabilizer (PSS)
- VAR-501-WECC-3.1 Power System Stabilizer (PSS)
- VAR-STD-002a-1 Automatic Voltage Regulators (WECC)
- VAR-STD-002b-1 Power System Stabilizer (WECC)
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