North American Electric Reliability

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THE NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL (NERC)... 

The bulk system has long been seen as a vital element in the maintenance of an economic and reliable supply of electrical energy in North America, and a high degree of redundancy has been incorporated to achieve this objective. The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) was formed in 1968, following the November 9-10, 1965, blackout that affected the northeastern United States and Ontario,... 

The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), established in 1968, and its associated ten regional councils have been reliability monitors of the electric bulk power system. Their emphasis on compliance with reliability standards through peer pressure was effective in the past. NERC and the councils, with oversight from FERC, are engaged in a complete restructuring of the reliability organizations. This move will ultimately involve a mo V c from peer pressure to mandatoi y compliance. 

Technical data, North American Electric Reliability Council, Princeton, N.J., 1995. 

There is also the GADS (Generating Availability Data System) operated by NERC (North American Electric Reliability Council). They produce annual statistical summaries based on experience from power stations in the United States and Canada. 

NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation Produces standards for electric grid operation... 

NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation... 

NERC (North American Electric Reliability Council), 1991, Impact ofFGD Systems, Availability Losses Experienced by Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems, North American Electric Reliability Council, Princeton, NJ, July, pp. 1-35. 

The North American electric power transmission system has been described as the largest, most complex machine ever built by humanity. It is a massive network of generating stations, transmission lines, substations, distribution lines, motors, and other electrical loads all interdependently linked for the conversion, transportation, and control of electrical energy. Approximately 60 percent of all energy utilized in the United States passes through the interconnected electric power system. The major goal of the system is to most efficiently and reliably deliver electric power from generating stations to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers. 

Finally, a number of industry cngiiiceriiig experts and industi-y engineering organizations voiced concern that the electric grid may become less reliable after restructuring. The operation and maintenance of the North American electric grid depends on the coordinated interaction of more than a hundred control... 

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