Background Inverter-Based Resources (IBR) are being integrated into the Bulk Electric System (BES) at an unprecedented rate. While seamless at a small scale and in distribution applications, the paradigm shift of hardware and controls for IBR, coupled with the displacement of synchronous machines, has resulted in a new ‘Wild West’ in the power industry. In […]

This course is designed for power plant maintenance and operations personnel, plant engineers and central staff, and loss control engineers responsible for fossil/aero-derivative, nuclear, simple cycle, and combined cycle power plants equipment. The course will introduce key design aspects of turbines and generators, failure modes, and emphasize risk-informed repair and life extension strategies. The course […]

The various organizations that oversee electricity reliability in North America have been in existence for decades, with oversight provided by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). NERC’s mission is to ensure that the bulk electric system in North America is reliable, adequate, and secure. In 1997, NERC developed a set of Operating and Planning […]