North American Electric Reliability Corporation
The four NERC Interconnections, and the eight NERC Regional Reliability Organizations`
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| Abbreviation | NERC |
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| Formation | March 28, 2006 |
| Founded at | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Type | 501(c)(6) |
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| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°50′51″N 84°22′00″W / 33.847404°N 84.366719°WCoordinates: 33°50′51″N 84°22′00″W / 33.847404°N 84.366719°W |
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Region
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Contiguous United States, Canada and a portion of Baja California in Mexico |
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Membership (2015)
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1,900+ |
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President & CEO
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Gerry W. Cauley |
| Mark Lauby | |
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Sr. VP, CFO, & Treasurer
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Michael Walker |
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Sr. VP & CSO
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Marcus H. Sachs |
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Budget (2015)
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 $66.6 million |
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Staff (2015)
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198 |
| Slogan | Reliability|Accountability |
| Mission | To ensure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America, including the continental United States and Canada, and the northern portion of Baja California, Mexico. |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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North American Electric Reliability Council |
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a nonprofit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia, and formed on March 28, 2006, as the successor to the North American Electric Reliability Council (also known as NERC). The original NERC was formed on June 1, 1968, by the electric utility industry to promote the reliability and adequacy of bulk power transmission in the electric utility systems of North America. NERC's mission states that it is to "ensure the reliability of the North American bulk power system."
NERC oversees eight regional reliability entities and encompasses all of the interconnected power systems of the contiguous United States, Canada and a portion of Baja California in Mexico.
NERC's major responsibilities include working with all stakeholders to develop standards for power system operation, monitoring and enforcing compliance with those standards, assessing resource adequacy, and providing educational and training resources as part of an accreditation program to ensure power system operators remain qualified and proficient. NERC also investigates and analyzes the causes of significant power system disturbances in order to help prevent future events.
Originally formed as a voluntary organization in 1968 by the electricity industry and called the National Electric Reliability Council, the name was changed to include "North American" in place of "National" in 1981 in recognition of Canada's participation and the broader scope of NERC’s footprint. The name was changed from "Council" to "Corporation" in 2007.
In 2000, NERC established the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which provides industry with timely responses and alerts on cyber and physical security threats that have the potential to impact the bulk power system. The ES-ISAC, which changed its name in 2015 to Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, shares timely information with industry through its secure web portal.
In August, 2003, North America experienced its worst blackout to date, as 50 million people lost power in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada. A United States–Canada Power System Outage Task Force was formed to investigate the causes of the blackout and to make recommendations to prevent future blackouts.
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