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## [NERC Reliability Insights: Ensuring System Adequacy](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/nerc-reliability-insights-ensuring-system-adequacy)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | July 7, 2025 | [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 As North America’s electric grid evolves with rapid load growth and increasing reliance on weather-dependent and just-in-time energy sources, traditional methods for ensuring system adequacy are no longer enough. NERC’s latest “Reliability Insights” report calls for a shift...

## [NERC Releases 2025 State of Reliability](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/nerc-releases-2025-state-of-reliability)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | June 30, 2025 | [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 The 2025 NERC State of Reliability Technical Assessment provides a detailed analysis of the North American Bulk Power System’s (BPS) performance throughout 2024, revealing strong reliability despite facing numerous operational stresses. The report highlights how the grid...

## [Preparing for CIP-003-9 Compliance](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/preparing-for-cip-003-9-compliance)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | June 23, 2025 | [Battery Energy Storage](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/battery-energy-storage) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 The North American Electric Reliability corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standard CIP-003-9 has a new sub requirement that requires organizations to implement specific controls to manage and secure vendor electronic remote access to low-impact...

## [Ensuring a Reliable Summer: NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment (SRA)](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/ensuring-a-reliable-summer-nercs-summer-reliability-assessment)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | June 16, 2025 | [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 Rising electricity demand forecasts, generation growth, and the increasing pace of change in the resources are key factors to the summer risk profile. The NERC Summer Reliability Assessment evaluates generation resources and transmission system adequacy for the upcoming...

## [A Quick Reference Guide of the IBR Registration Initiative: Update May 2025](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/a-quick-reference-guide-of-the-ibr-registration-initiative-update-may-2025)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | June 8, 2025 | [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has launched the Inverter-Based Resource (IBR) Registration Initiative as a critical element of its 2022 Inverter-Based Resource Strategy to strengthen the reliability of the Bulk Power System (BPS) amid the growing...

## [Getting to know the NERC Inverter-Based Resource Strategy](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/getting-to-know-the-nerc-inverter-based-resource-strategy)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | May 30, 2025 | [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) presents a comprehensive strategy to safeguard the reliability, resilience, and security of the Bulk Power System (BPS) as inverter-based resources (IBRs)—including wind, solar photovoltaic, battery storage, and...

## [A Look at the 2025 ERO Enterprise Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program Implementation Plan](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/a-look-at-the-2025-ero-enterprise-compliance-monitoring-and-enforcement-program-implementation-plan)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | May 28, 2025 | [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 The 2025 ERO Enterprise Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP) Implementation Plan, published by NERC in October 2024, outlines the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) Enterprise’s priorities for ensuring the reliability, resilience, and security of the...

## [Potential NERC Alert Based on Newly Discovered Supply Chain Risks](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/potential-nerc-alert-based-on-newly-discovered-supply-chain-risks)

by [GDS Associates, Inc](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/author/gds-associates-inc) | May 16, 2025 | [Cyber Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/cyber-security) , [NERC](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/nerc) , [Energy, Reliability, and Security](https://blog.gdsassociates.com/tag/energy-reliability-and-security)

 Recent reports from multiple news outlets, including Reuters, Fox News, have revealed the presence of undocumented communication devices in Chinese-manufactured solar power inverters, posing a significant cybersecurity risk to the U.S. power grid. These hidden devices could...

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