Orders Archives: 2013
December
FERC approves a revised Reliability Standard, PRC-005-2 – Protection System Maintenance, which supersedes four existing Reliability Standards, PRC-005-1.1b (Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing), PRC-008-0 (Underfrequency Load Shedding Equipment
Orders Archives: 2012
December
FERC issued a final rule to provide greater transparency and uniformity to the definition of the bulk electric system.
Orders Archives: 2011
December
Item E-16: FERC approves Reliability Standard EOP-001-0 - Emergency Operations Planning (EOP), December 15, 2011, Decision.
Orders Archives: 2010
December
Item E-7: FERC seeks comment on four revised regional Reliability Standards developed by the Western Electric Coordinating Council, NOPR.
Power Blackout
FERC assisted the US Department of Energy in determining the root causes of the blackout that occurred on August 14-15, 2003. This page contains relevant statements by the Commission on the blackout, the progress of the investigation, and other related topics.