NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week Ending 4/3/2026
NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 4/3/2026
Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars
- NAGF CIP Working Group Bi-Monthly Webinar Apr 14th @1:00 – 2:00 EST
- NAGF Cold Weather Preparedness Working Group Monthly Webinar Apr 22nd @2:00 – 3:00 EST
- NAGF Markets & Policy Working Group Monthly Webinar Apr 28th @1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
- NAGF Variable Resources Working Grp Monthly Webinar Apr 30th @11:00 –12:00 pm EST
(Cancelled due to NAGF annual conference)
(Webinar information can be found on the NAGF website Event Calendar).
- Save the date – NAGF Annual Conference 28 – 30 April 2026
- Located in Atlanta, Georgia and hosted at the Georgia Power Corporate Headquarters
- 241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Registration is open on the website.
- More details are to be published soon. Great speakers and breakout sessions. Speakers include FERC OER Director, NERC Director of Standards, and many more.
- Standards, Compliance, and Enforcement Bulletin: April 6th – April 12th, 2026
- Please click here for this week’s bulletin.
- NERC is planning to publish a Level 3 NERC Essential Action to Industry related to the Large Loads Level 2 Alert that was published last year. Similar to last year, GO/GOPs are not in the alert distribution. The NAGF has been given a DRAFT copy of the Alert if members are interested. We can provide feedback on the draft NLT COB April 13, 2026.
- Please click here to see the DRAFT ALERT.
- More information about NERC’s efforts on large loads can be found on the Large Loads Action Plan
- The Standards Drafting Team that is working on CIP-013 v4 Supply Chain Risk Management and will give an update to the NAGF on Wednesday April 15th at 2:00 – 2:30 PM EST. A calendar invite will go out to NAGF Standards Review Team Members and Cyber Security Practices/CIP Working Group. Please reach out to jmerlo@generatorforum.net if you want an invitation and did not receive one.
- SITES Draft Security Guidelines Posted for Industry Comment – SITES is requesting industry comment and feedback on two draft security guidelines. Comment period is March 17, 2026, through May 1, 2026.
- NERC Currently Compliant Podcast : Episode Eight | CIP-003 Vendor Remote Access
- Currently Compliant Podcast | Episode 8 | CIP-003 Vendor Remote Access. Click here.
- NERC Training Announcement: GADS Event Report Training
- NERC will be offering virtual training sessions focused on proper event reporting and best practices.
- Topics to be covered:
- Choosing the proper cause code
- What is considered a good description and how to write one.
- Choosing the proper contributing operating condition
- Understanding the difference between the lack of fuel cause codes (9130 and 9131).
- How to properly report lack of natural gas
Please choose from one of the sessions below:
| April 14, 2026 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eastern | April 14, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern |
| April 16, 2026 | 9:00-10:30 a.m. Eastern | April 16, 2026 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern |
- Regional Activities
- NPCC
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- NPCC has posted the Criteria Compliance and Enforcement Program (CCEP) 2029 Implementation Plan. Click here to view.
- RF
- Technical Talk with RF April 20, 2026 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Technical Talk with RF is a monthly webinar to discuss key reliability, resilience and security topics with our stakeholders. Click here to learn more.
- MRO
- First Quarter Letter to Members – Click here to view.
- Generator Owner and Generator Operator IBR Primer Document Available. In support of NERC’s Invert-Based Resource Registration Initiative and the four IBR Risk Mitigation Strategy tenets below, MRO produced a Generator Owner (GO) and Generator Operator (GOP) Primer document. Click here for more.
- SERC
- 2026 SERC Reliability March Members and Board of Directors Meetings. Click here for more information.
- Texas RE
- WECC
- Click here for WECC’s entire upcoming meeting list.
Please reach out if you have any questions or comments.
James
