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NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week Ending 5/29/2026

NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 5/29/2026

 

Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars

 

  • NAGF Standards Review Team Monthly Webinar June 3rd @11:00 – 12:00 pm EST
  • NAGF CIP Working Group Bi-Monthly Webinar June 9th @1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
  • NAGF Cold Weather Preparedness Group Monthly Webinar June 17th @2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
  • NAGF Markets & Policy Working Group Monthly Webinar June 24th @1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
  • NAGF Variable Resources Working Grp Monthly Webinar June 25th @11:00 –12:00 pm EST
  • NAGF Physical Security Working Group Quarterly Webinar June 30th @1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

 

(Webinar information can be found on the NAGF website Event Calendar).

 

  • Standards, Compliance, and Enforcement Bulletin:  June 1st  –  7th, 2026

 

  • Small Group Advisory Session (SGAS) – New IBR Related Standards Effective in 2026 and 2027
  • Event Information – NERC, in collaboration with the Regional Entities, will host a SGAS for registered entities on Monday, August 10, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET to discuss the Inverter Based Resources (IBR) related Standard Requirements with mandatory compliance dates in 2026 and 2027. The Requirements to be discussed were selected from NERC Reliability Standards PRC-028-1, PRC-029-1, PRC-030-1, and MOD-026-2.
  • Request for Questions – NERC is requesting Generator Owners and Generator Operators provide any questions they may have relevant to their PRC-028-1, PRC-029-1, PRC-030-1, and MOD-026-2 compliance obligations by June 30, 2026.
  • Questions can be sent to James Merlo, jmerlo@generatorforum.net. James will submit the questions to NERC on behalf of the NAGF, without any specific company names.

 

  • The NAGF and the NATF collaborated on a joint document named Transmission-to-Generation Protection System Coordination Guidance and Practices
    • The documents Approval Date was 10/29/2020. The 33 page document is up for review.
    • The NAGF is asking for Volunteers to review and edit. Please let James Merlo know if you would be willing to be on the edit/update team, jmerlo@generatorforum.net .
    • Click here to see the document (you must be logged into generatorforum.org ).

 

  • Generating Availability Data System (GADS) In-Person Training for Conventional Generating Units and Wind/Solar Plants July 7-9, 2026
    • NERC, in collaboration with the North American Generator Forum (NAGF) and EPRI will conduct a three-day in-person training course for GADS Conventional and Wind/Solar reporting at the EPRI Campus in Charlotte, NC. The conventional and wind/solar sessions will be conducted separately in concurrent sessions. The purpose of the training is to assist reporters in using a uniform approach to reporting and measuring North American generating plant availability, performance, and other related reliability data. A virtual option will be available for those unable to attend in-person, Q&A participation will not be available virtually.
    • Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), 1200 West W.T. Harris Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262
  • GADS Training Registration – for in-person attendees click here.
  • Advanced registration by Friday, June 26, 2026 is required. The cost of the in-person training is $100. Payment is required at the time of registration. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.
  • GADS Conventional Training Schedule GADS Conventional Training – Webinar Registration – for virtual participants click here.
    • Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern
    • Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern
    • Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern

 

  • GADS Wind/Solar Training Schedule GADS Wind/Solar Training – Webinar Registration – for virtual participants click here.
    • Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern
    • Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern
    • Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern

 

  • EPRI Facility tour – for those that are interested, EPRI has offered to give a tour of their facility following the training on Thursday July 9, 2026 | 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern

 

 

  • Regional Activities

 

  • NPCC
    • The NPCC Fall 2026 Hybrid Compliance and Reliability Conference is in Newport, Rhode Island. All interested stakeholders are invited to attend.
    • Date: November 4-5, 2026  |  Click here to register.

 

  • RF
    • Technical Talk with RF June 22, 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 Summer Regional Meetings, July 28-30, 2026 in Savannah—three days of collaboration, industry insights, and networking, plus engaging evening events for attendees and their families. Click here to register.

 

  • Texas RE
    • Talk with Texas RE: 2025 Assessment of reliability Performance for the Texas Interconnection Wednesday, 3 June 2026 01:30 PM – 2:30 CST. Click here to register.

 

  • WECC
    • Click here for WECC’s entire upcoming meeting list.

 

Please reach out if you have any questions or comments.

James

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