Authorities under which NERC Operates
Section 215 of the Federal Power Act, codified at
16 U.S.C. § 824o
Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric
Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and
Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards, Order No.
672, 114 FERC ¶ 61,104, order on reh’g, Order No. 672-A, 114 FERC ¶
61,328 (2006) (“Order No. 672”).
Order
No. 672,
Order
No. 672-A
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Canadian authorities (See NERC MOU page here).
Landmark FERC Orders
ERO Certification Order:
The
Commission certified NERC as the electric reliability organization (“ERO”) in
accordance with Section 215 of the FPA on July 20, 2006. N. Am. Elec.
Reliability Corp., 116 FERC ¶ 61,062, order
on reh’g and compliance, 117 FERC ¶ 61,126 (2006), order on compliance,
118 FERC ¶ 61,030, order on compliance, 118 FERC ¶ 61,190, order on
reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,046 (2007), aff’d sub nom. Alcoa Inc. v. FERC,
564 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
Initial Reliability Standards Order:
Order approving initial batch of Reliability
Standards as mandatory and enforceable in the U.S.: Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System, Order No. 693,
118 FERC ¶ 61,218 (2007), order on reh’g,
Order No. 693-A
BES Definition Order:
Order
approving revised definition of “Bulk Electric System” – Revisions to Electric Reliability Organization Definition of Bulk
Electric System and Rules of Procedure, Order No. 773,
141 FERC ¶ 61,236 (2012)
Standards Efficiency Initiatives:
Standards
Efficiency Initiatives (“paragraph 81”): See Section III.C. in PRC-023-6 Petition
for summary and citations
