Non-profit organization that operates to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the reliabilityA characteristic of the whole electricity system to describe... and security of the gridThe electrical grid is a vast, interconnected network compri.... It oversees six regional reliability entities and encompasses all of the interconnected powerThe rate of transfer of energy. It's essentially how quickly... systems of Canada and the contiguous United States, as well as a portion of the Mexican state of Baja California. Its responsibilities include working with all stakeholders to develop standards for power system operation, monitoring and enforcing compliance with those standards, assessing resource adequacyAn assessment of whether the current or projected resource m..., and providing educational and training resources as part of an accreditation program. NERC also investigates and analyzes the causes of significant power system disturbances in order to help prevent future events and produces reports about the near and long-term reliability forecast.
