NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week Ending 5/30/2025

NAGF News Bullets for Bi-Week ending 5/30/2025

 

Upcoming NAGF Conference Calls/Webinars

• NAGF Standards Review Team Monthly Webinar – June 4^th @11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
• NAGF CIP Working Group Bi-Monthly Webinar June 10^th @1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern
• NAGF Physical Security Working Group Quarterly Webinar June 17^th @1:00 – 2:00 pm Eastern
• NAGF Cold Weather Preparedness Working Group Monthly Webinar June 18^th @2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern

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

 

• REMINDER: The Modernization of Standards Processes and Procedures Task Force (MSPPTF) was formed in February 2025 NERC Board of Trustees resolution to conduct a strategic review of and re-envision the standards process. The goal of this initiative is to enable the timely resolution of reliability issues that merit a standard while maintaining the traditional hallmarks of stakeholder engagement for which NERC is known.
  • The MSPPTF has identified areas for improvement in the standards process and is conducting a deep dive into three areas of opportunity: 1) standards initiation/standard authorization requests, 2) standards development/drafting, and 3) balloting.
  • As part of this initial phase, the task force is seeking input via a survey that provides an opportunity for stakeholders to offer ideas for consideration to transform current processes to more effectively address the complex and rapidly evolving risk landscape.
  • Please complete the survey by 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, June 5. All responses are anonymous. While the task force will not directly respond to specific comments, feedback will be considered by the task force as it develops its initial outline of recommended changes that will be posted this summer for additional stakeholder input. Click here for:  SURVEY

 

• A 30-day informal comment period for the Project 2025-01 Canadian-Specific Revisions to EOP-012-3 Standard Authorization Request (SAR), is open through 8 p.m. Eastern, Thursday, June 26, 2025. Use the Standards Balloting and Commenting System (SBS) to submit comments. An unofficial Word version of the comment form is posted on the project page. NAGF will wend a document around to collect comments and post our comments NLT 8 p.m. Eastern, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

 

• Many members will be attending the NERC Industry Engagement Workshop for FERC Order 901, Milestone 3 next week:

              June 3-5, 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City (Arlington, VA)

                  The workshop will focus on discussing industry comments regarding the following projects:

• Project 2021-01– System Model Validation with Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs)
• Project 2020-06– Verifications of Models and Data for Generators
• Project 2021-01– System Model Validation with Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs)
• Project 2022-02– Uniform Modeling Framework for IBRs

 

• The primary objective of the workshop will be to explore the key commonalities identified in the industry comments received during the balloting period, as well as questions raised during outreach leading up to the workshop. Breakout sessions will provide opportunities for in-depth discussions on the relevant standards and to integrate industry comments into these standards in pursuit of consensus. Please note that breakout sessions will only be open to in-person attendees.

 

Updated Workshop Schedule 

• June 3, 2025      12:00–5:00 p.m.              Large Group Conference (in-person/virtual)
• June 4, 2025      9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.     Large Group Conference (in-person/virtual)
• June 4, 2025      1:00–5:00 p.m.                 Project Breakout Session (in-person only)
• June 5, 2025      9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.     Project Breakout Session (in-person only)

 

• The Reliability and Security Technical Committee (RSTC) second quarter meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2025 in Folsom, CA. The meeting materials for this meeting have been posted on the NERC website. This is a hybrid meeting and will be held in-person and virtually. In-person registration for this meeting has closed, the webinar registration is included on the agenda and linked below:
  • RSTC Meeting Agenda Package
  • RSTC Webinar Registration – for virtual attendees

 

Please reach out if you have any questions or comments.

Thanks,

James